CVE-2026-6316

Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis

Use-After-Free in Chrome Forms Enables High-Severity Remote Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-04-15

Last updated on: 2026-05-27

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in Forms in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Meta Information

Published

2026-04-15

Last Modified

2026-05-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-6316

EUVD

EUVD-2026-23074

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 147.0.7727.101 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-416	The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.101 or later, as the issue is fixed in this and subsequent versions.

Avoid visiting untrusted or suspicious websites that could host crafted HTML pages exploiting this use-after-free vulnerability.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Forms component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.101. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to remote code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. An attacker could run malicious code within the browser sandbox, potentially compromising your system or data.

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