CVE-2026-16804: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.186 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Input handling of Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.186. Exploitation requires that the attacker has already compromised the renderer process, after which they can leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The sandbox escape could lead to full compromise of the host system. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to a sandbox escape from the renderer process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host system with elevated privileges. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.186. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. The vendor advisory linked provides official confirmation of the fix. No additional mitigations are indicated.
CVE-2026-16804: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.186 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
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 Input handling of Google Chrome versions before 150.0.7871.186. Exploitation requires that the attacker has already compromised the renderer process, after which they can leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The sandbox escape could lead to full compromise of the host system. The CVSS vector indicates network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to a sandbox escape from the renderer process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the host system with elevated privileges. This compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vulnerability is fixed in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.186. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. The vendor advisory linked provides official confirmation of the fix. No additional mitigations are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-23T20:51:37.018Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01320465736.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a6290aa9c2644c7f8cac229
Added to database: 07/23/2026, 22:07:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 23:05:18 UTC
Last updated: 09/06/2026, 22:52:08 UTC
Views: 191
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