Google Releases Chrome Update to Patch Actively Exploited V8 Zero-Day

Google has released a Chrome update to address 12 vulnerabilities, including a high-severity issue that is being actively exploited. The vulnerability is a type confusion bug in V8, Chrome's JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, and has a CVSS score of 8.8. It is identified as CVE-2026-85046 and affects Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.82. The bug allows for remote exploitation. Google's security update patches this and 11 other vulnerabilities. The update is available for Chrome version 152.0.7977.82 and later.