V8 Type Confusion in Chrome <148.0.7778.216 via Malicious Extension
CVE-2026-10022 Published on May 28, 2026

Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-10022 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is an Object Type Confusion Vulnerability?

The program allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

CVE-2026-10022 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-10022

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Affected Versions

Google Chrome:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.15%
Percentile
4.61%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.