Chrome <147.0.7727.55: CSS T. Confusion -> Heap Corrupt via Malicious Ext
CVE-2026-5914 Published on April 8, 2026

Type Confusion in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-5914 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
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-2026-5914 has been classified to as an Object Type Confusion vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-5914

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Affected Versions

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