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Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day

The Hacker NewsBy The Hacker News

Reported exploitedChromeV8

Our summary

Google has released an emergency update for Chrome to address CVE-2026-85046, a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the V8 engine that is currently being exploited in the wild. The flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox via crafted web content. Users are urged to upgrade immediately to version 152.0.7977.82 on Windows and macOS, or 152.0.7977.82 on Linux, to mitigate this active threat.

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