CVE-2026-7925: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires local access and involves a crafted malicious file to achieve OS-level privilege escalation. The issue is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team. A stable update has been released by Google to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows system, potentially compromising system integrity and security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 has been released by Google to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked.
CVE-2026-7925: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires local access and involves a crafted malicious file to achieve OS-level privilege escalation. The issue is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team. A stable update has been released by Google to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows system, potentially compromising system integrity and security. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 has been released by Google to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:10.899Z
- 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: 69fb86d8cbff5d861024c8d7
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:16 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:37:21 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:16:16 AM
Views: 4
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