CVE-2026-15111: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15111 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.115. An attacker who convinces a user to engage in specific UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page could potentially trigger heap corruption, leading to remote code execution or other impacts. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory linked indicates the issue is addressed in Chrome 150.0.7871.115.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in heap corruption, potentially allowing remote code execution or other significant impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and specific UI gestures, limiting automatic exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-15111: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (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-2026-15111 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.115. An attacker who convinces a user to engage in specific UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page could potentially trigger heap corruption, leading to remote code execution or other impacts. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory linked indicates the issue is addressed in Chrome 150.0.7871.115.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in heap corruption, potentially allowing remote code execution or other significant impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and specific UI gestures, limiting automatic exploitation.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of an official fix. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:07:39.516Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a4ed637c9d9e3dbe3dd7f1f
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 22:59:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 09:56:27 UTC
Last updated: 08/22/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 93
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