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CVSS 7.5 · HIGH

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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Analysis

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

Score: 7.5(HIGH)
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV: NETWORK
AC: HIGH
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

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)

Published: 5/6/2026, 7:16:48 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 11:26:18 PM

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