CVE-2026-13029: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Web Authentication in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13029 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Web Authentication feature affecting versions before 149.0.7827.197. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension, potentially causing heap corruption. The vulnerability is classified with a high severity level and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The attack requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious extension, and the attack complexity is high. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 149.0.7827.197 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official patch. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-13029: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Web Authentication in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13029 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Web Authentication feature affecting versions before 149.0.7827.197. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a malicious Chrome extension, potentially causing heap corruption. The vulnerability is classified with a high severity level and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory with a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The attack requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious extension, and the attack complexity is high. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an update in Chrome version 149.0.7827.197 that fixes this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official patch. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-23T17:14:10.450Z
- 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: 6a3c2c41e60265867b66be7b
Added to database: 06/24/2026, 19:13:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 22:48:18 UTC
Last updated: 08/09/2026, 00:41:12 UTC
Views: 223
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