CVE-2026-9874: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-9874 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no confirmed exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked provides the stable channel update addressing this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which could lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges outside the browser sandbox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.216.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to bypass Chrome's sandbox protections, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges on the affected system. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the user's environment. No known exploits in the wild have been reported so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.216. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html provides official update details. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
CVE-2026-9874: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-9874 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. This flaw could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no confirmed exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked provides the stable channel update addressing this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which could lead to sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to execute code with elevated privileges outside the browser sandbox. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.6, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope change, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.216.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to bypass Chrome's sandbox protections, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges on the affected system. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the user's environment. No known exploits in the wild have been reported so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.216. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html provides official update details. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-28T17:24:40.877Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a18c654e29bf47b503b4ebc
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:48:52 UTC
Last enriched: 06/05/2026, 21:09:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 48
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