CVE•Published 2026-07-21•Modified 2026-07-24•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-16420Google · Chrome
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
16
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 84% of all CVEs
Description
Type Confusion in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Timeline
Published 2026-07-21
Modified 2026-07-24
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.
Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-16420Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Google Chrome"All exposed Google Chrome instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Chrome"HTTP body or banner mentions "Chrome" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-16420Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-16420Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-16420Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-16420GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-16420" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.