CRITICAL
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Extensions
Published May 14, 2026
9.6
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
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- Version 148.0.7778.168StatusaffectedConstraints<148.0.7778.168
- 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 (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8587 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477665 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html Vendor Advisory
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-30407 Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/507356235 Permissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8587
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8587
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8587 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477665 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-30407 | Advisory | |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/507356235 | Permissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8587 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8587 |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published May 14, 2026
Updated May 15, 2026
Reserved May 14, 2026
Link CVE-2026-8587
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 14, 2026
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2026-30407 Assigner Chrome
Published May 14, 2026
Updated May 15, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2026-30407