CVE-2026-13879: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious peripheral. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13879 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth implementation of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.47. An attacker positioned on the same local network segment can leverage a malicious Bluetooth peripheral to read potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The vendor advisory indicates that the issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. The attack requires local network access and a malicious Bluetooth peripheral, limiting the attack surface.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-13879: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious peripheral. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13879 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth implementation of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.47. An attacker positioned on the same local network segment can leverage a malicious Bluetooth peripheral to read potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a network attack vector with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The vendor advisory indicates that the issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.47.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no indication of integrity or availability impact. The attack requires local network access and a malicious Bluetooth peripheral, limiting the attack surface.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended remediation. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:03:40.585Z
- 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: 6a444c1a27e9c7971985cb7c
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:06 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 03:36:38 UTC
Last updated: 08/14/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 55
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