Friday, 24 March, 2023

V8 type confusion vulnerability hits Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge Browser

<p>Following the discovery of a vulnerability with an exploit in the wild, Google is urging users on Windows, macOS, and Linux to update their Chrome builds to version 99.0.4844.84. The vulnerability is called V8 Type Confusion. V8 is Chrome&#39;s JavaScript engine, it&#39;s also used on the server-side of Node.js, but the company hasn&#39;t said whether it&#39;s affected. Google also stated that details about the flaw would be kept hidden until the bulk of users had updated their browsers.</p>