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 before version 150.0.7871.186. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.186. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to greater control over the host system. This elevates the risk of further exploitation beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.186 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching is the primary mitigation. No vendor advisory explicitly states otherwise.
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)
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 before version 150.0.7871.186. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.186. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to greater control over the host system. This elevates the risk of further exploitation beyond the renderer sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.186 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching is the primary mitigation. No vendor advisory explicitly states otherwise.
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: 07/23/2026, 22:22:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/24/2026, 03:57:14 UTC
Views: 14
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