HIGH
chromium-browser: Use after free in V8
Published May 6, 2026
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.27%
Description
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
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- Version 148.0.7778.96StatusaffectedConstraints<148.0.7778.96
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Weaknesses (2)
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7940 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467417 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/493631402 Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7940
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7940
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7940 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467417 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/493631402 | Issue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7940 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7940 |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published May 6, 2026
Updated May 7, 2026
Reserved May 5, 2026
Link CVE-2026-7940
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 6, 2026