CVE-2026-13827: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13827 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Updater component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform privilege escalation by exploiting the improper handling of a malicious file. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released a stable channel update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a Mac system running an affected version of Chrome. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over the affected system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and system resources.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor has published a stable channel update to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-13827: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13827 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Updater component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. This vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform privilege escalation by exploiting the improper handling of a malicious file. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released a stable channel update to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to escalate privileges on a Mac system running an affected version of Chrome. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over the affected system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and system resources.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome on Mac to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. The vendor has published a stable channel update to remediate this issue. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:03:27.465Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a444c1427e9c7971985c963
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 11:56:41 UTC
Last updated: 08/14/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 96
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