CVE-2026-9961: Use after free in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-9961 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the SurfaceCapture 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 CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the SurfaceCapture functionality of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger heap corruption. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. The issue is publicly disclosed with a vendor advisory but lacks explicit patch or remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by corrupting memory in the browser process. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. No confirmed active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome release notes and update to the latest stable version once a fix is confirmed available.
CVE-2026-9961: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-9961 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the SurfaceCapture 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 CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm the availability of a patch or remediation status.
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 SurfaceCapture functionality of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.216. Exploitation requires a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, which can trigger heap corruption. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges, requires user interaction, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity. The issue is publicly disclosed with a vendor advisory but lacks explicit patch or remediation details in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by corrupting memory in the browser process. This impacts the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. No confirmed active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor official Google Chrome release notes and update to the latest stable version once a fix is confirmed available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-28T17:25:01.337Z
- 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: 6a18c676e29bf47b503b6322
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:49:26 UTC
Last enriched: 06/05/2026, 21:15:30 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 35
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