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Go to dashboardA flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine inside Chromium lets a crafted HTML page read and write memory out of bounds. An attacker can use this to run code when a victim opens the page in an affected browser.
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First seen by InfraStack 2026-10-23 19:11 UTC, 3h before NVD. All times on this page are UTC.
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
| Product | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Google Chromium V8 | vendor | – | – |
| google chrome | vendor | < 54.0.2840.90 | 54.0.2840.90 |
| google chrome | vendor | < 54.0.2840.85 | 54.0.2840.85 |
| google chrome | vendor | < 54.0.2840.87 | 54.0.2840.87 |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | vendor | = 6.0 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux server | vendor | = 6.0 | – |
| redhat enterprise linux workstation | vendor | = 6.0 | – |
Open the browser's version page (chrome://version or edge://version) and compare the version to the fixed release from the vendor advisory.
Update Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera or other Chromium-based browsers to a release that includes the vendor fix.
Each row is the first time that source carried this signal. The analyst’s rows are its own findings.
Google Chromium V8 Engine contains an out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to perform read/write operations, leading to code execution, via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability could affect multiple web browsers that utilize Chromium, including, but not limited to, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
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