Google Patches 6th Chrome Zero-Day of 2026
Reported exploitedChromeV8Our summary
Google has released security updates for Chrome 152 to address twelve vulnerabilities, most notably an actively exploited zero-day tracked as CVE-2026-85046. This high-severity flaw is a type confusion bug within the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, which attackers can leverage via crafted HTML pages to execute remote code. This marks the sixth zero-day patched in Chrome during 2026, following previous fixes in earlier releases. Users are advised to update immediately to version 152.0.7977.82 or 152.0.7977.83 depending on their operating system.
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