CVE-2026-10012: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-10012 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.216. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.3. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue is available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could enable sandbox escape through crafted HTML content. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-10012 and carries a high severity rating (CVSS 8.3). The vendor has released a stable update to fix this vulnerability, as detailed in the official Chrome release blog.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to full code execution on the host system with elevated privileges. This could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.216 or later) is available. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-10012: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-10012 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.216. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 8.3. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue is available.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Skia graphics library within Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could enable sandbox escape through crafted HTML content. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-10012 and carries a high severity rating (CVSS 8.3). The vendor has released a stable update to fix this vulnerability, as detailed in the official Chrome release blog.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to full code execution on the host system with elevated privileges. This could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.216 or later) is available. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-28T17:25:14.010Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a18c64fe29bf47b503b4def
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:48:47 UTC
Last enriched: 06/05/2026, 21:07:40 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 34
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