CVE-2026-5904: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which may cause heap corruption. The issue is rated low severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update (version 147.0.7727.55) that addresses this vulnerability. No detailed CVSS metrics are provided, and no active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption within the Chrome process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. However, exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious extension. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later, as this version includes the fix for the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user or administrator action to apply the update. There are no vendor advisories stating 'no action required' or 'already mitigated,' so applying the update is recommended. Avoid installing untrusted Chrome extensions to reduce risk.
CVE-2026-5904: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the V8 engine of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into installing a crafted malicious Chrome extension, which may cause heap corruption. The issue is rated low severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released an update (version 147.0.7727.55) that addresses this vulnerability. No detailed CVSS metrics are provided, and no active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption within the Chrome process, potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service. However, exploitation requires user interaction in the form of installing a malicious extension. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later, as this version includes the fix for the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user or administrator action to apply the update. There are no vendor advisories stating 'no action required' or 'already mitigated,' so applying the update is recommended. Avoid installing untrusted Chrome extensions to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:43.875Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69d6ca401cc7ad14dab3cdb0
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:36:00 PM
Last enriched: 4/8/2026, 9:52:03 PM
Last updated: 4/9/2026, 7:21:43 AM
Views: 7
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