CVE-2026-7907: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-7907 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS score of 8.8. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Document Object Model (DOM) of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment of the browser. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with network attack vector and no privileges required but user interaction needed. The issue is publicly disclosed and fixed in the stable update referenced by Google.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the affected Chrome browser, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, sandbox restrictions limit the scope of impact to the browser context. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability. Users should update their Chrome browsers to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to mitigate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-7907: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-7907 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DOM component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating and a CVSS score of 8.8. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Document Object Model (DOM) of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment of the browser. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with network attack vector and no privileges required but user interaction needed. The issue is publicly disclosed and fixed in the stable update referenced by Google.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the affected Chrome browser, potentially compromising browser security and user data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, sandbox restrictions limit the scope of impact to the browser context. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update that fixes this vulnerability. Users should update their Chrome browsers to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to mitigate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:06.113Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86d1cbff5d861024bda7
Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:09 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:53:32 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 80
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