CVE-2026-7344: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-7344 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 147.0.7727.138. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this issue in version 147.0.7727.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 147.0.7727.138. 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 vulnerability is rated with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an update to fix this issue as noted in the official Chrome stable channel update announcement.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges on the host system. This compromises the security boundaries intended to isolate web content and protect the underlying operating system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update as the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-7344: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-7344 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 147.0.7727.138. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 8.8. Google has published a stable channel update addressing this issue in version 147.0.7727.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 147.0.7727.138. 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 vulnerability is rated with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an update to fix this issue as noted in the official Chrome stable channel update announcement.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges on the host system. This compromises the security boundaries intended to isolate web content and protect the underlying operating system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory confirms the availability of this update as the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T20:02:39.165Z
- 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: 69f13d73cbff5d8610e35546
Added to database: 4/28/2026, 11:06:27 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 2:18:52 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 12:05:02 PM
Views: 198
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