CVE-2026-15112: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15112 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. This memory corruption issue can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption. The vulnerability is rated critical by Chromium security and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges or complex attack conditions. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on July 8, 2026.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by corrupting the heap memory of the affected Chrome browser. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version, 150.0.7871.115, is available. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html provides official update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-15112: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15112 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Ozone component of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. This memory corruption issue can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to heap corruption. The vulnerability is rated critical by Chromium security and has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploitation requires user interaction but no privileges or complex attack conditions. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on July 8, 2026.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by corrupting the heap memory of the affected Chrome browser. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version, 150.0.7871.115, is available. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html provides official update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:07:39.782Z
- 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: 6a4ed637c9d9e3dbe3dd7f24
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 22:59:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 09:56:34 UTC
Last updated: 08/22/2026, 15:34:37 UTC
Views: 254
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