CVE-2026-15118: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15118 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Input component of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. This memory corruption flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user interacts with a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released a stable channel update to fix this issue, as referenced in the official Google Chrome release blog.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be triggered remotely over the network without privileges (AV:N/PR:N). No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.115. 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/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html for detailed update instructions.
CVE-2026-15118: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15118 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Input component of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. This memory corruption flaw enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user interacts with a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released a stable channel update to fix this issue, as referenced in the official Google Chrome release blog.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be triggered remotely over the network without privileges (AV:N/PR:N). No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.115. 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/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html for detailed update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:07:41.473Z
- 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: 6a4ed639c9d9e3dbe3dd80a1
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 22:59:05 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 09:57:15 UTC
Last updated: 08/22/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 79
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