CVE-2026-8533: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.168. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 14, 2026, and is tracked as CVE-2026-8533. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the data, but a Google Chrome stable channel update advisory is referenced.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system. The impact is considered high severity by Chromium security. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 148.0.7778.168 or later once available to address this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-8533: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Accessibility feature of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.168. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape, increasing the attacker's privileges beyond the renderer sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on May 14, 2026, and is tracked as CVE-2026-8533. No CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the data, but a Google Chrome stable channel update advisory is referenced.
Potential Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to further compromise of the host system. The impact is considered high severity by Chromium security. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 148.0.7778.168 or later once available to address this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T05:40:16.035Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a062b5dec166c07b00dec6a
Added to database: 5/14/2026, 8:06:53 PM
Last enriched: 5/14/2026, 8:52:37 PM
Last updated: 5/15/2026, 7:48:34 AM
Views: 3
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