CVE-2026-13028: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13028 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome on Android. It affects versions before 149.0.7827.197. Exploitation could enable a remote attacker to escape the browser sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected environment. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has published a stable channel update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to escape the sandbox environment of Google Chrome on Android, leading to potential arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Android to version 149.0.7827.197 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update is available. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked. No additional mitigations are specified.
CVE-2026-13028: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13028 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome on Android. It affects versions before 149.0.7827.197. Exploitation could enable a remote attacker to escape the browser sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected environment. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has published a stable channel update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to escape the sandbox environment of Google Chrome on Android, leading to potential arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Android to version 149.0.7827.197 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update is available. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked. No additional mitigations are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T17:14:10.131Z
- 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: 6a3c2c41e60265867b66be77
Added to database: 06/24/2026, 19:13:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 22:48:13 UTC
Last updated: 08/04/2026, 13:39:52 UTC
Views: 176
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