Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-9983

HighUpdated

Published: 28 May 2026

Published
28 May 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0026 16.8th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-9983 is a high-severity Type Confusion (CWE-843) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 16.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Type Confusion in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)
CWE-843

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
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T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Why these techniques?

Type confusion RCE in Chrome via crafted HTML page directly enables drive-by compromise (T1189) and client-side exploitation for code execution (T1203).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.216 · ≤ 148.0.7778.215

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References