Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-05-06
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use‑after‑free flaw in the Views layer of Google Chrome. It allows an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to execute code that bypasses Chrome’s site isolation safeguards. Based on the description of bypassing site isolation, it is inferred that the attacker could obtain or tamper with content from other sites, effectively breaking the isolation that protects distinct web origins. The weakness is classified as both CWE‑416 and CWE‑825.

Affected Systems

The flaw exists in Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. Users running those builds are affected regardless of operating system or architecture. The vulnerability can be triggered by loading a specially crafted HTML page into a compromised renderer instance.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVE has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating moderate severity. Its EPSS score is < 1%, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting that it may not yet be widely exploited. However, the attack requires that the renderer process have already been compromised, which could happen through zero‑day exploitation of another Chrome weakness or through malicious extensions with high privileges. Based on the description, it is inferred that if a foothold in the renderer is achieved, the crafted HTML can be delivered remotely and the isolation bypass performed with low additional cost.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 22:13 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later, ensuring the renderer’s internal memory handling is fixed.
  • Configure Chrome’s policies to enforce site isolation and prevent renderer process compromise, such as restricting extensions and disabling unused renderer features.
  • Verify that no untrusted or malicious extensions are installed and remove any that have elevated privileges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 22:13 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6250-1 chromium security update
History

Tue, 12 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N'}


Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Use after free in Views
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 07 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Views Enables Bypass of Site Isolation

Thu, 07 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
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'}


Wed, 06 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Views Enables Bypass of Site Isolation
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T20:06:49.063Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:06.948Z

Link: CVE-2026-7910

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T20:06:29.723Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:39.287

Modified: 2026-05-12T20:16:46.490

Link: CVE-2026-7910

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-7910 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T22:15:25Z

Weaknesses