CVE-2026-14424: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-14424 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46. Exploitation of this flaw could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating from the Chromium security team and a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to bypass Chrome's sandbox protections, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.46. 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_0175352312.html for more details.
CVE-2026-14424: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-14424 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome on Mac platforms. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46. Exploitation of this flaw could enable a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating from the Chromium security team and a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6, indicating critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to bypass Chrome's sandbox protections, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.46. 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_0175352312.html for more details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:37:34.040Z
- 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: 6a459a0b27e9c7971943c0f8
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 22:51:55 UTC
Last enriched: 07/09/2026, 09:16:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/15/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 125
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