Google Patches Actively Exploited Chrome Vulnerability with Urgent Update

Google has released a security update for Chrome due to a vulnerability that is being actively exploited. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-85046, affects the browser's V8 engine and allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The issue involves a type confusion error in V8, which can lead to memory handling errors. This can result in various consequences, including a crash, data exposure, or the execution of code within the browser process.

Google confirms that an exploit for CVE-2026-85046 exists 'in the wild,' but has not provided details about the actual attacks. The company is withholding technical information about the vulnerability until a large portion of users has received the update, which is standard practice for Chrome updates.