What is CVE-2026-76038?

CVE-2026-76038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-76038?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-76038

Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Chrome

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-76038?: CVE-2026-76038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-76038?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.