CVE-2026-7984: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in ReadingMode in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in the ReadingMode feature of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. It enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized by Chromium security as medium severity. The fixed version is 148.0.7778.96, indicating that updating to this or a later version mitigates the vulnerability. No detailed exploitation techniques or impact beyond code execution in sandbox are described.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed renderer process of Chrome, which could lead to further compromise of the browser environment. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. No known active exploits have been reported. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later, as this version includes the fix for this use-after-free vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory points to the stable channel update announcement, applying the latest stable update is the recommended remediation. There is no indication that additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating.
CVE-2026-7984: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in ReadingMode in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in the ReadingMode feature of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. It enables a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized by Chromium security as medium severity. The fixed version is 148.0.7778.96, indicating that updating to this or a later version mitigates the vulnerability. No detailed exploitation techniques or impact beyond code execution in sandbox are described.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution within the sandboxed renderer process of Chrome, which could lead to further compromise of the browser environment. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process. No known active exploits have been reported. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later, as this version includes the fix for this use-after-free vulnerability. Since the vendor advisory points to the stable channel update announcement, applying the latest stable update is the recommended remediation. There is no indication that additional mitigation steps are required beyond updating.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:27.551Z
- 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: 69fb86e9cbff5d861024e962
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:33 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:53:18 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 7:48:58 AM
Views: 6
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