What is CVE-2026-126880?
Type confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
The record classifies CVE-2026-126880 under weakness class CWE-843. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 2 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.5% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 5.3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-11-11
Is CVE-2026-126880 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 40 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Google: Chrome
How to fix CVE-2026-126880
Vendor advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/11/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01744469280.html. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-126880
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-126880, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.