CVE-2026-7920: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process 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 Skia graphics library within Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The issue was publicly disclosed on May 6, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to fix it.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to greater control over the host system. This elevates the risk from a renderer compromise to a more severe system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked.
CVE-2026-7920: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process 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 Skia graphics library within Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The issue was publicly disclosed on May 6, 2026, and Google has released a stable channel update to fix it.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to greater control over the host system. This elevates the risk from a renderer compromise to a more severe system compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to remediate this issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:09.532Z
- 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: 69fb86d4cbff5d861024c855
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:12 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:37:48 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:16:14 AM
Views: 4
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