CVE-2026-7348: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the codecs subsystem of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and could lead to remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the release of a stable channel update that includes the fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html for details.
CVE-2026-7348: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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 codecs subsystem of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.138. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and could lead to remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory linked confirms the release of a stable channel update that includes the fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, no active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 147.0.7727.138 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T20:02:41.233Z
- 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: 69f13d73cbff5d8610e35556
Added to database: 4/28/2026, 11:06:27 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 1:59:15 AM
Last updated: 6/13/2026, 6:19:17 AM
Views: 70
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