Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-6301

 

Type Confusion in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-6301

Published: April 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU126281
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-6301
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error within the Turbofan component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-6301

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 147.0.7727.101
Microsoft Edge - addressed in versions 146.0.3856.130, 147.0.3912.72
Google Chrome - update to 147.0.7727.101
chromium - addressed in versions 147.0.7727.101-1.el9, 147.0.7727.101-1.el10_1, 147.0.7727.101-1.el10_2, 147.0.7727.101-1.el10_3, 147.0.7727.101-1.fc42, 147.0.7727.101-1.fc43, 147.0.7727.101-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 147.0.7727.101-1~deb12u1, 147.0.7727.101-1~deb13u1

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