CVE-2026-8001: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS 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: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the printing functionality of Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, and ChromeOS platforms prior to version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker with control over the renderer process could exploit this flaw to attempt a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized by Chromium security as low severity. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update which likely addresses this issue, but explicit patch confirmation is not stated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially increasing their privileges on the affected system. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory points to a stable channel update for Chrome version 148.0.7778.96, which is the fixed version. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory content provided, so users should verify the update details in the linked vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-8001: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS 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: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the printing functionality of Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, and ChromeOS platforms prior to version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker with control over the renderer process could exploit this flaw to attempt a sandbox escape via a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is recognized by Chromium security as low severity. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update which likely addresses this issue, but explicit patch confirmation is not stated in the provided data.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially increasing their privileges on the affected system. However, the severity is rated low, indicating limited impact or difficulty in exploitation. No known active exploits have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
The vendor advisory points to a stable channel update for Chrome version 148.0.7778.96, which is the fixed version. Users should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory content provided, so users should verify the update details in the linked vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:32.099Z
- 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: 69fb86eccbff5d861024f3d6
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:36 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:51:20 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:14:00 AM
Views: 8
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