CVE-2026-13026: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Digital Credentials in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13026 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Digital Credentials feature of Google Chrome on Mac systems. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.197. The Chromium project has assigned a high security severity to this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates that the issue is fixed in version 149.0.7827.197.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The attack vector is remote via crafted web content. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 149.0.7827.197 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-13026: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Digital Credentials in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13026 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Digital Credentials feature of Google Chrome on Mac systems. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.197. The Chromium project has assigned a high security severity to this issue. The vendor advisory linked indicates that the issue is fixed in version 149.0.7827.197.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The attack vector is remote via crafted web content. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 149.0.7827.197 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T17:14:09.558Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0482630350.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a3c2c41e60265867b66be6f
Added to database: 06/24/2026, 19:13:05 UTC
Last enriched: 06/24/2026, 19:27:50 UTC
Last updated: 06/24/2026, 20:10:33 UTC
Views: 2
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