CVE-2026-7976
Use after free in Views 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 via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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A use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's UI layer (Views) could allow code execution, but only if a user is successfully tricked into installing a malicious extension. Because this requires significant user interaction and is not a zero-click exploit, it is handled by routine browser updates.
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCWE-416EPSS
No EPSS score yet (CVE may be too fresh).
Affects
google:chromeapple:macoslinux:linux_kernelmicrosoft:windowsTechnical description
Use after free in Views 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 via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)