CVE-2026-6310: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 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 Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed and considered high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the data, but the vendor advisory URL points to a stable channel update likely containing the fix.
Potential Impact
If exploited, an attacker who has compromised the renderer process could escape the sandbox, potentially gaining higher privileges or executing code outside the intended security boundaries of the browser. This elevates the risk of further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update for Google Chrome. Users should update to version 147.0.7727.101 or later to ensure the vulnerability is addressed. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the data, so users should verify the update details in the vendor advisory to confirm the fix.
CVE-2026-6310: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 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-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 prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed and considered high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the data, but the vendor advisory URL points to a stable channel update likely containing the fix.
Potential Impact
If exploited, an attacker who has compromised the renderer process could escape the sandbox, potentially gaining higher privileges or executing code outside the intended security boundaries of the browser. This elevates the risk of further system compromise beyond the browser sandbox. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update for Google Chrome. Users should update to version 147.0.7727.101 or later to ensure the vulnerability is addressed. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the data, so users should verify the update details in the vendor advisory to confirm the fix.
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: 4/15/2026, 7:48:28 PM
Last updated: 4/16/2026, 6:22:53 AM
Views: 8
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