CVE-2026-7975: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in DevTools 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: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the DevTools of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. The issue is recognized by Google and documented in their stable channel update announcement. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the Chrome sandbox, potentially increasing their privileges on the host system. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. No additional vendor advisories indicate further actions or temporary mitigations.
CVE-2026-7975: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in DevTools 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: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the DevTools of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. The issue is recognized by Google and documented in their stable channel update announcement. No CVSS score is assigned, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the Chrome sandbox, potentially increasing their privileges on the host system. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector. The Chromium security team rates this vulnerability as medium severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 which includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step. No additional vendor advisories indicate further actions or temporary mitigations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:24.925Z
- 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: 69fb86e5cbff5d861024e8c9
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:29 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:06:30 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:14:48 AM
Views: 4
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