CVE-2026-7914: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-7914 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome desktop on Windows and has a CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a significant risk. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue, but explicit patch confirmation is not provided in the input data.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-7914 is a type confusion vulnerability in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms prior to version 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by leveraging crafted HTML content. This vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3, reflecting its potential to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 6, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update around that time. However, the input data does not explicitly confirm that the update fully patches this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to elevated privileges on the host system. This could compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, which may reduce immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor has released a stable channel update for Chrome around the time of disclosure. Users should update to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided advisory, so users should verify the update details on the official Google Chrome Releases blog to ensure the fix is applied.
CVE-2026-7914: Type Confusion in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-7914 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in the Accessibility component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects Chrome desktop on Windows and has a CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a significant risk. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue, but explicit patch confirmation is not provided in the input data.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-7914 is a type confusion vulnerability in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms prior to version 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by leveraging crafted HTML content. This vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.3, reflecting its potential to impact confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 6, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update around that time. However, the input data does not explicitly confirm that the update fully patches this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to elevated privileges on the host system. This could compromise system confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, which may reduce immediate risk but does not eliminate the threat.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor has released a stable channel update for Chrome around the time of disclosure. Users should update to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to mitigate this vulnerability. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided advisory, so users should verify the update details on the official Google Chrome Releases blog to ensure the fix is applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:07.984Z
- 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: 69fb86d4cbff5d861024c82f
Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:12 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:53:57 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 94
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