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 platforms. The flaw allows remote attackers to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting malicious HTML content. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome before 149.0.7827.197. Google has published a stable channel update that includes a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution or other impacts related to heap corruption, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.197. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0482630350.html for details.
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 platforms. The flaw allows remote attackers to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting malicious HTML content. This vulnerability affects versions of Chrome before 149.0.7827.197. Google has published a stable channel update that includes a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to remote code execution or other impacts related to heap corruption, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.197. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0482630350.html for details.
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: 07/01/2026, 22:48:03 UTC
Last updated: 08/05/2026, 12:41:12 UTC
Views: 68
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