CVE-2026-7985: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in GPU 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 GPU process of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to escape the sandbox environment via crafted HTML content. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system beyond the browser's usual security boundaries. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details and confirmation of the patch.
CVE-2026-7985: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in GPU 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 GPU process of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, after which an attacker could leverage this flaw to escape the sandbox environment via crafted HTML content. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to break out of the sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system beyond the browser's usual security boundaries. However, exploitation requires an initial renderer compromise, limiting the attack vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details and confirmation of the patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:27.819Z
- 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: 69fb86e9cbff5d861024e966
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:33 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:53:02 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:10:21 AM
Views: 6
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