Google Chrome Patches 12 Vulnerabilities Including Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day

Google has released security updates for Chrome addressing 12 vulnerabilities across Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms. The updates include versions 152.0.7977.83 and 152.0.7977.82 for Windows and macOS, and 152.0.7977.82 for Linux. No critical-rated flaws were fixed in this batch, but ten issues carry a high severity rating. The most notable is CVE-2026-85046, a type confusion flaw in the V8 JavaScript engine that was reported on August 4 and is already being exploited in the wild. Additional high-severity fixes cover a race condition in V8 (CVE-2026-85045), a use-after-free in Compositing (CVE-2026-85048), and another type confusion issue (CVE-2026-85051). This marks the second Chrome security update in three days.

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Google has released a new set of security updates for its Chrome browser, fixing a total of 12 vulnerabilities. The patches were issued on September 3, 2026, and address issues that affect Windows, macOS, and Linux users.

The company shipped versions 152.0.7977.83 and 152.0.7977.82 for Windows and macOS, along with 152.0.7977.82 for Linux. This release comes just two days after a previous security update on September 1, indicating a rapid response to newly discovered threats.

None of the fixed flaws received a Critical severity rating. Ten of the issues are rated High, the second-highest level. The most significant among them is CVE-2026-85046, a type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine. The flaw was reported by a security researcher on August 4 and is already confirmed to be under active exploitation.

Other notable high-severity fixes include:

  • CVE-2026-85045 – a race condition in V8
  • CVE-2026-85048 – use-after-free in the Compositing component
  • CVE-2026-85051 – another type confusion issue

These updates continue Google’s ongoing efforts to harden the browser against both publicly disclosed and zero-day threats.

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