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Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome (ANGLE component) prior to version 148.0.7778.216 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The flaw is a use-after-free memory corruption issue (CWE-416) rated High severity by Chromium and CVSS 8.8, requiring only that a victim visit a malicious page. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the CVE is not currently listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is the graphics translation layer Chromium uses to convert OpenGL ES API calls into the underlying platform's native graphics API (Direct3D on Windows, Metal on macOS, Vulkan/OpenGL on Linux), and it underpins WebGL, GPU-accelerated canvas, and other browser rendering paths. The root cause class is CWE-416 (Use After Free), where memory is referenced after being freed, allowing an attacker to manipulate the freed allocation to corrupt object state, hijack a vtable or function pointer, and ultimately gain arbitrary code execution. Because ANGLE runs inside the renderer/GPU process, successful exploitation here yields code execution constrained by the Chrome sandbox; a separate sandbox-escape bug would be needed to reach full host compromise. Affected component per CPE: cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 148.0.7778.216 or later via the Stable channel auto-update mechanism, then restart the browser to ensure the new binary is loaded - see the Chrome Releases advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html and the Chromium issue tracker entry at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/502812366. For managed fleets, push the update through enterprise management (Chrome Browser Cloud Management, Group Policy, or Jamf/MDM) and verify version compliance. As an interim compensating control where patching is delayed, disabling hardware acceleration via chrome://settings forces a software rasterizer path that reduces ANGLE attack surface, at the cost of degraded rendering performance and battery life; site isolation should remain enabled. Users of downstream Chromium browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi) should apply each vendor's corresponding update as soon as it ships.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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SUSE
Severity: High| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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EUVD-2026-33083
GHSA-7v44-q3v7-22wm