Use after free in Network in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.128 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted… (CVE-2026-15901)
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Network component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.128. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified as critical due to its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15901 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Network module of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.128. This vulnerability could be triggered remotely by an attacker who crafts a malicious HTML page, leading to heap corruption. The issue is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and low attack complexity but requires user interaction. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by corrupting the heap memory of the affected Chrome process. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable browser.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.128 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to mitigate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Use after free in Network in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.128 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted… (CVE-2026-15901)
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Network component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.128. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified as critical due to its potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15901 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Network module of Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.128. This vulnerability could be triggered remotely by an attacker who crafts a malicious HTML page, leading to heap corruption. The issue is identified as CWE-416 (Use After Free). The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and low attack complexity but requires user interaction. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by corrupting the heap memory of the affected Chrome process. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable browser.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.128 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to mitigate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-x5x7-mh5c-626x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-15901"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a6151289c2644c7f8da6504
Added to database: 07/22/2026, 23:24:24 UTC
Last enriched: 07/22/2026, 23:59:05 UTC
Last updated: 07/25/2026, 11:51:52 UTC
Views: 13
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