Description
Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Published: 2026-06-30
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Chrome for Windows contains a use‑after‑free flaw in the Updater component that allows a renderer process that has already been compromised to access freed memory. When a maliciously crafted HTML page is loaded, the renderer can escape its sandbox and execute code with higher privileges, effectively providing remote code execution potential.

Affected Systems

All installations of Google Chrome on Windows earlier than version 150.0.7871.47 are affected. The fix is provided in 150.0.7871.47 and all subsequent releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is less than 1 percent, indicating a very low probability of exploitation, while the CVSS score of 9.6 signals a high severity when the vulnerability is triggered. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no known widespread attacks. Exploitation requires an attacker to first control the renderer process and serve a malicious HTML payload to trigger the use‑after‑free, limiting the attack surface yet leaving a potentially critical sandbox escape if successful.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 06:18 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to 150.0.7871.47 or later
  • Enable automatic updates for Chrome to receive future security patches
  • Avoid loading untrusted or malicious web content in isolated renderer processes; consider stricter security policies such as disabling plugins or enabling content security policies

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 06:18 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4672-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6378-1 chromium security update
History

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Description Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-01T18:35:17.823Z

Reserved: 2026-06-29T23:11:44.802Z

Link: CVE-2026-14113

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T15:10:47.715Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T06:30:17Z

Weaknesses