CVE-2026-13027: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome 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-2026-13027 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the FileSystem feature of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.197. Exploitation involves a remote attacker delivering a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory for a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Chrome browser instances.
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-2026-13027: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome 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-2026-13027 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the FileSystem feature of Google Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.197. Exploitation involves a remote attacker delivering a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory for a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Chrome browser instances.
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
- 2026-06-23T17:14:09.827Z
- 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: 6a3c2c41e60265867b66be73
Added to database: 06/24/2026, 19:13:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 22:48:08 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 00:41:11 UTC
Views: 52
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