CVE-2026-9936
Use After Free in Google Chrome GFX on Mac
Publication date: 2026-05-28
Last updated on: 2026-05-29
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 148.0.7778.216 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| 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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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 GFX component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 148.0.7778.216. 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 sandbox environment that normally restricts the browser's capabilities. This could lead to the attacker gaining higher privileges on the affected system, potentially allowing them to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information beyond the browser.