CVE-2026-7333: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker 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 GPU process of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. Exploiting this flaw could enable a remote attacker to execute code outside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed on April 28, 2026, and Google has released a stable update to fix it. No CVSS score is assigned, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This increases the risk of system compromise through a crafted web page. No active exploitation has been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 has been released by Google to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-7333: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker 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 GPU process of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. Exploiting this flaw could enable a remote attacker to execute code outside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue was publicly disclosed on April 28, 2026, and Google has released a stable update to fix it. No CVSS score is assigned, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This increases the risk of system compromise through a crafted web page. No active exploitation has been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 has been released by Google to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T20:02:32.296Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69f13d70cbff5d8610e35426
Added to database: 4/28/2026, 11:06:24 PM
Last enriched: 4/28/2026, 11:36:45 PM
Last updated: 4/29/2026, 4:52:57 AM
Views: 3
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