CVE-2026-6310: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-6310 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 147. 0. 7727. 101. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8. 3. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. Exploitation requires that an attacker first compromise the renderer process, after which they could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free) and is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3, indicating significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with higher privileges. This could compromise the security boundaries intended to isolate web content from the underlying system, resulting in a high impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content and consider applying any available Chrome updates promptly once released.
CVE-2026-6310: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-6310 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 147. 0. 7727. 101. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8. 3. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. Exploitation requires that an attacker first compromise the renderer process, after which they could leverage this flaw to perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is classified under CWE-416 (Use After Free) and is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3, indicating significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with higher privileges. This could compromise the security boundaries intended to isolate web content from the underlying system, resulting in a high impact on system confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content and consider applying any available Chrome updates promptly once released.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-14T18:12:24.810Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69dfe7bc82d89c981f913ddc
Added to database: 4/15/2026, 7:32:12 PM
Last enriched: 5/27/2026, 7:57:13 PM
Last updated: 5/28/2026, 6:11:33 AM
Views: 49
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