CVE-2026-9923: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-9923 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of reporting. The issue affects desktop versions of Google Chrome before the specified patched version.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges but requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser, compromising user data and system integrity. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.216) has been released to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary remediation step. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
CVE-2026-9923: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-9923 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially cause heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of reporting. The issue affects desktop versions of Google Chrome before the specified patched version.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
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 Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page that triggers heap corruption, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or browser compromise. The vulnerability affects Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely over the network without privileges but requires user interaction. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the context of the browser, compromising user data and system integrity. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level. No known exploits have been reported in the wild so far.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome (148.0.7778.216) has been released to address this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to mitigate the risk. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary remediation step. No additional vendor advisories indicate alternative mitigations or that the issue is already mitigated without patching.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-28T17:24:52.089Z
- 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: 6a18c667e29bf47b503b5269
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:49:11 UTC
Last enriched: 06/05/2026, 21:12:53 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 47
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