Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day
Google patched 12 Chrome vulnerabilities, including one actively exploited zero-day (CVE-2026-85046). This high-severity V8 type confusion bug allows arbitrary code execution via a crafted HTML page, reported by Salvatore Gulizia. It marks the sixth exploited zero-day this year. Users should update to Chrome 152.0.7977.82/.83 for Windows/macOS and .82 for Linux, plus apply fixes in other Chromium-based browsers like Edge and Brave.
