Remote RCE in Google Chrome's V8 affects a ubiquitous browser used across organizations; endpoint compromise risk warrants broad IT notification.
CVE-2026-15132
Uninitialized-use in V8 allows remote code execution in Chrome (<150.0.7871.115).
Is CVE-2026-15132 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-15132 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 0.45% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-15132?
CVE-2026-15132 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-2026-15132?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-15132. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-15132 affect?
CVE-2026-15132 affects Google Chrome <150.0.7871.115, V8 JavaScript engine (Chromium-based browsers may be affected). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-15132?
Update Chrome to 150.0.7871.115 or later on all endpoints immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote arbitrary code execution inside Chrome sandbox via crafted HTML, enabling endpoint compromise or further pivoting.
Immediate action required
- affected< 150.0.7871.115
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.