Use after free in Core in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Google Chrome affected
Version Status Constraints
148.0.7778.168 affected < 148.0.7778.168

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References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497066659 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free Enables Sandbox Escape in Chrome for Windows

Thu, 14 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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'}

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in Core in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-14T21:09:31.995Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T05:40:18.194Z

Link: CVE-2026-8542

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T21:03:51.597Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-14T20:17:15.070

Modified: 2026-05-14T22:16:48.273

Link: CVE-2026-8542

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Updated: 2026-05-14T21:45:25Z

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