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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-30471

| CVE-2026-8555 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-05-14 Chrome GHSA-v234-76xr-355f
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
8.8 HIGH

Remote crafted-page delivery gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N, victim navigation makes UI:R, and browser-process RCE yields full C:H/I:H/A:H within an unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
8.8 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Jul 23, 2026 - 18:19 vuln.today
CVSS changed
May 14, 2026 - 21:22 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
May 14, 2026 - 19:52 nvd
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
May 14, 2026 - 19:52 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in GTK in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Google Chrome on Windows before 148.0.7778.168 stems from a use-after-free in the GTK component, letting a remote attacker run arbitrary code when a victim opens a crafted HTML page. Google rates the Chromium severity High and has shipped a fixed Stable channel build; no public exploit is identified at time of analysis, EPSS risk is low (0.08%), and CISA SSVC marks exploitation status as none.

Technical ContextAI

The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free, a memory-corruption class where a pointer to freed heap memory is reused, allowing an attacker to control the contents at that address and steer execution. It resides in Chrome's GTK integration layer (the toolkit Chrome uses for native Linux-style widgets/theming), reached through the renderer while processing attacker-supplied HTML. The affected product per CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, i.e. the Google Chrome desktop browser; the advisory specifically scopes impact to the Windows build prior to 148.0.7778.168. Chromium tracks the underlying issue at issues.chromium.org/issues/500033878.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 148.0.7778.168 (Stable channel) - update Chrome to 148.0.7778.168 or later on Windows and restart the browser to apply, per https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html. Chrome auto-updates by default, so verify via chrome://settings/help that the build is at or above the fixed version and force-relaunch on managed fleets. As an interim compensating control before patching, restrict users from browsing untrusted sites, since exploitation requires loading attacker HTML; site isolation and enabling the enhanced/strict Safe Browsing mode raise the bar but do not fully remediate the underlying use-after-free. Downstream distributors (Red Hat, SUSE, Microsoft, referenced in tags) should track their respective rebuilt Chromium/Chrome packages for the corresponding fixed release.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed

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