CVE-2026-7975
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Use After Free in Google Chrome DevTools
Publication date: 2026-05-06
Last updated on: 2026-05-06
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 148.0.7778.96 (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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the DevTools component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser's sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to break out of the browser's sandbox environment, potentially gaining higher privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized access to system resources or data beyond the browser.
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