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Use after free in WebView in Google Chrome on Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Local code execution in Google Chrome for Android prior to 149.0.7827.53 stems from a use-after-free in the WebView component, triggered when a victim opens a malicious file. Per CVSS 7.8 (AV:L/UI:R), exploitation requires local delivery plus user interaction, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis (EPSS 0.01%, not in CISA KEV).
Technical ContextAI
The flaw lives in Chrome's WebView on Android - the embeddable rendering component (CPE chrome on android) that hosts web content inside native apps and the browser. CWE-416 (Use After Free) means a heap object is referenced after its lifetime ends; on Android, attackers typically groom the heap and reclaim the freed slot with attacker-controlled data so a later dereference (vtable, function pointer, or object field) yields arbitrary code execution inside the renderer/WebView sandbox. Chromium triaged the issue as Medium severity, and Google's tracker (issues.chromium.org/499238195) and Stable Channel release note are the upstream artifacts.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Chrome 149.0.7827.53 for Android - update via Google Play or trigger Chrome's in-app update path (chrome://settings/help on desktop equivalent) and confirm rollout to managed Android fleets through MDM (Intune/Workspace ONE) per the advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html. There is no documented workaround; as a compensating control on managed Android devices you can restrict installation of untrusted file-handling apps, disable opening of unknown file types from messaging/email clients, and use MDM policy to block the 'Install unknown apps' permission for Chrome - the trade-off is reduced user productivity when handling legitimate downloads. Application developers embedding Android System WebView should also force a WebView update via Play Store, since the same component services third-party apps.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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SUSE
Severity: Important| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-34520
GHSA-wf67-745c-3hh5