CVE-2026-19142: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-19142 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Views component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker can potentially trigger heap corruption by persuading a user to engage in certain UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability allows remote exploitation but requires user interaction. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The attack requires user interaction with specific UI gestures on a crafted page, limiting the attack vector to targeted scenarios. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No additional vendor advisories or temporary workarounds are provided.
CVE-2026-19142: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19142 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Views component of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker can potentially trigger heap corruption by persuading a user to engage in certain UI gestures on a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability allows remote exploitation but requires user interaction. The Chromium project rates this vulnerability as high severity. No CVSS score or detailed exploit information is provided in the available data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to heap corruption, which may result in arbitrary code execution or browser instability. The attack requires user interaction with specific UI gestures on a crafted page, limiting the attack vector to targeted scenarios. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a client-side application vulnerability, applying the official update is the recommended and effective mitigation. No additional vendor advisories or temporary workarounds are provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-w3c4-94r5-cpv4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-19142"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7573a1bf8831d539d92189
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 08:46:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 27
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