Widely used Chrome browser; high-severity RCE in Skia could impact many endpoints.
CVE-2026-9983
Skia type confusion in Chrome enables RCE via crafted HTML.
Is CVE-2026-9983 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-9983 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 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-9983?
CVE-2026-9983 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-2026-9983?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-9983. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-9983 affect?
CVE-2026-9983 affects Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.216. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-9983?
Update Chrome to 148.0.7778.216+ immediately.
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, enabling host compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected< 148.0.7778.216
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.