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CVE-2026-16420: google chrome Type Confusion

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2026-16420
Published 21-07-2026Last modified 24-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-16420 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Type Confusion vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · +0.21 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11346-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21438-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21498-1

Timeline

  1. 21-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Type Confusion in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.21 pp

From 0.36% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • chromium< 150.0.7871.181-1~deb12u1 | < 150.0.7871.181-1~deb13u1 | < 150.0.7871.181-1
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 150.0.7871.182, < 150.0.7871.182 | < 150.0.7871.182

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links