CVSS 8.8 · HIGH

CVE-2026-7940

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)

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Analysis

Chrome is ubiquitous among developers. This V8 vulnerability allows RCE via a malicious extension, a relevant attack vector for developers who use many browser-based tools. The high CVSS score justifies publication despite the sandbox restriction.

Severity

Score: 8.8(HIGH)

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: NONE

UI: REQUIRED

S: UNCHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: HIGH

Weakness (CWE): CWE-416

EPSS

No EPSS score yet (CVE may be too fresh).

Affects

google:chromeapple:macoslinux:linux_kernelmicrosoft:windows

Technical description

Published: 5/6/2026, 7:16:42 PM

Last modified: 5/6/2026, 11:33:48 PM

References

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Actively exploited

KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities) is CISA's catalog of CVEs confirmed as actively exploited in the real world. If a CVE is on KEV, someone is already using it in attacks.

CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

AI-recommended

Un modelo de lenguaje revisó el CVE y consideró que afecta a software ampliamente desplegado o herramientas comunes de desarrollo. Un humano del equipo aprobó la publicación antes de que llegara aquí.

Categorías de impacto que evalúa la IA

widely_deployed_infra — kernel Linux, OpenSSL, glibc, k8s, Docker, nginx, OpenSSH.

popular_dev_tooling — Node.js, Python, Go, React, Next.js, librerías comunes de npm/pip.

common_consumer_software — Chrome, Firefox, Windows, macOS, apps móviles populares.

enterprise_saas — GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti.

niche_software — CMS regionales, herramientas de hobby, librerías de poco uso.

not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

EPSS — EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) by FIRST.org estimates the probability that a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days. Range is 0 to 1; very fresh CVEs typically score low until evidence accumulates.