Widely-used Chrome browser; high-severity RCE via crafted HTML; broad impact across platforms.
CVE-2026-10962
Type confusion in Chrome media handling allows RCE via crafted HTML.
Is CVE-2026-10962 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-10962 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-10962?
CVE-2026-10962 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-10962?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-10962. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-10962 affect?
CVE-2026-10962 affects Google Chrome (all platforms) before 149.0.7827.53. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-10962?
Update to Chrome 149.0.7827.53 or newer
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution in Chrome sandbox via crafted HTML page.
Patch when possible
- affected< 149.0.7827.53
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.