CVE-2026-8002: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-8002 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Audio component of Google Chrome on macOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The vendor has published an advisory linked to a stable channel update, suggesting a fix is available in version 148.0.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is a use-after-free bug in the Audio subsystem of Google Chrome on macOS platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges and with low attack complexity, but requires user interaction. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Google has released a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome on macOS, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The high CVSS score (8.8) reflects the severity of the impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that fixes this vulnerability in version 148.0.7778.96. Users should update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user-side patching. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked in the input data.
CVE-2026-8002: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-8002 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Audio component of Google Chrome on macOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication. The vendor has published an advisory linked to a stable channel update, suggesting a fix is available in version 148.0.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is a use-after-free bug in the Audio subsystem of Google Chrome on macOS platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and can lead to arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges and with low attack complexity, but requires user interaction. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. Google has released a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome on macOS, potentially compromising the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The high CVSS score (8.8) reflects the severity of the impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at the time of disclosure.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that fixes this vulnerability in version 148.0.7778.96. Users should update their Chrome browsers to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on user-side patching. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory linked in the input data.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:32.325Z
- 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: 69fb86eccbff5d861024f3da
Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:36 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:58:23 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 70
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