CVE-2026-6360: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the FileSystem feature of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. An attacker could leverage this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to trigger object corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The issue was publicly disclosed on April 15, 2026, and Google has released a stable update to mitigate the risk.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to corrupt memory objects within the browser process, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. However, no active exploitation has been reported to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 147.0.7727.101 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update locally. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-6360: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit object corruption 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 FileSystem feature of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.101. An attacker could leverage this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page to trigger object corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The issue was publicly disclosed on April 15, 2026, and Google has released a stable update to mitigate the risk.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to corrupt memory objects within the browser process, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. However, no active exploitation has been reported to date.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official stable channel update for Chrome version 147.0.7727.101 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update locally. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-15T14:28:37.731Z
- 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: 69dfe7be82d89c981f913e57
Added to database: 4/15/2026, 7:32:14 PM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 7:47:34 PM
Last updated: 4/16/2026, 6:18:58 AM
Views: 7
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