CVE-2026-15777: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in UI in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.125 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
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the UI of Google Chrome on Linux platforms before version 150.0.7871.125. Exploitation requires user interaction with crafted UI gestures on a malicious HTML page, which may lead to heap corruption. The issue is classified with high severity and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to the CVSS vector. There is a vendor advisory from Google indicating a stable channel update, but explicit patch status is not confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system as indicated by the CVSS vector. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this analysis.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability as indicated in their advisory. Users should update Google Chrome on Linux to version 150.0.7871.125 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, users should verify the update availability and apply it promptly according to the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-15777: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in UI in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.125 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
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the UI of Google Chrome on Linux platforms before version 150.0.7871.125. Exploitation requires user interaction with crafted UI gestures on a malicious HTML page, which may lead to heap corruption. The issue is classified with high severity and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability according to the CVSS vector. There is a vendor advisory from Google indicating a stable channel update, but explicit patch status is not confirmed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system as indicated by the CVSS vector. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of this analysis.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update addressing this vulnerability as indicated in their advisory. Users should update Google Chrome on Linux to version 150.0.7871.125 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, users should verify the update availability and apply it promptly according to the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T18:31:18.056Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a569d1b68715ace4328096f
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:33:31 UTC
Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:07:55 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:08 UTC
Views: 66
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