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Chrome Patches Critical V8 Zero-Day CVE-2026-2441 Under Active Exploit

Nishant Sharma

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  • Google has issued an urgent security update for Chrome to mitigate CVE-2026-2441, a critical type confusion vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine that is currently under active exploitation in the wild.
  • The flaw affects Chrome desktop versions prior to 122.0.6261.69 for Windows, Mac, and Linux, and 122.0.6261.80 for Android, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.
  • Users are strongly advised to update their browsers immediately to the patched versions by navigating to chrome://settings/help to protect against ongoing threats.

Source: The Hacker News | Date: February 16, 2026

References

  1. New Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2026-2441) Under Active Attack — Patch Released - The Hacker News
  2. Google patches Chrome zero-day as in-the-wild exploits surface - The Register
  3. Google patches Chrome vulnerability with in-the-wild exploit (CVE-2026-2441) - Help Net Security
  4. Google rolt update uit voor actief aangevallen kwetsbaarheid in Chrome - Security.nl
  5. Google Chrome Fixes Actively Exploited CVE-2026-2441 Bug - The Cyber Express
  6. Chrome 0-Day Vulnerability Actively Exploited by Attackers in the Wild - Cybersecurity News
  7. Google fixes first actively exploited Chrome zero-day of 2026 - Security Affairs

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