Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox
Google on Tuesday released updates to patch 230 security vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The medium-severity vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-87491 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as an out-of-bounds bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Out-of-bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to
What happened
Google on Tuesday released updates to patch 230 security vulnerabilities, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The medium-severity vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2026-87491 (CVSS score: N/A), has been described as an out-of-bounds bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. "Out-of-bounds write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to
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The incident may affect operational continuity, asset safety or trust around Google. Watch for verified scope and remediation.
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- Chrome V8 Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild Enables Code Execution Inside Sandbox Observed
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