CVE-2026-7940HIGH 8.8EPSS p9.4%

CVE-2026-7940CVE-2026-7940

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)

Scoring

CVSS 3.18.8 (HIGH)
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS0.20% probability of exploitation · percentile 9.4% · 2026-06-19T12:03:05Z
Published2026-05-06
Last modified2026-05-06

Underlying weaknesses· 1

CWE-416

References

  1. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
  2. https://issues.chromium.org/issues/493631402

1

TypeTargetConfidenceTier
WeaknessUse After Freecwe-4160%live

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