CVE-2026-7974: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-7974 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine 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 delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor has published an advisory indicating the availability of an update to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in Blink, the rendering engine used by Google Chrome, affecting versions before 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a user to visit a maliciously crafted HTML page, which can lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandbox environment. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges, with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and results in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The issue is publicly disclosed and patched in Chrome 148.0.7778.96.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, the attack requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page). There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 which addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-7974: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-7974 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine 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 delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor has published an advisory indicating the availability of an update to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in Blink, the rendering engine used by Google Chrome, affecting versions before 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a user to visit a maliciously crafted HTML page, which can lead to arbitrary code execution within the sandbox environment. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges, with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and results in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The issue is publicly disclosed and patched in Chrome 148.0.7778.96.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandboxed environment of the browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. However, the attack requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page). There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 which addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional mitigations are specified in the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:24.680Z
- 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: 69fb86e5cbff5d861024e8ba
Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:29 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:56:35 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 91
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