Race condition in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-85045
Published: September 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU146948
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-2026-85045
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-85045
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.82
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.66
Google Chrome - update to 152.0.7977.82
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.82-1~deb13u1
Microsoft Edge - update to 152.0.4191.66
Google Chrome - update to 152.0.7977.82
chromium (Debian package) - update to 152.0.7977.82-1~deb13u1