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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: google
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Use after free in File Input in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AnalysisAI
Heap corruption in Google Chrome's File Input component before version 149.0.7827.103 allows a remote attacker to exploit a use-after-free condition by luring a user to a crafted HTML page, with Chromium rating the issue Critical. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the high CVSS 8.8 score and browser attack surface make this a priority patch for desktop fleets.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw resides in Chrome's File Input handling, the rendering-engine component responsible for processing <input type="file"> elements and associated file-picker interactions. Classified as CWE-416 (Use After Free), the root cause is a dangling pointer to a heap object that has already been freed; subsequent dereferences let an attacker manipulate the freed allocation to corrupt heap metadata or hijack control flow. In Chromium's sandboxed renderer process, such bugs are commonly chained with a sandbox escape to achieve full code execution outside the browser, but on their own they can still leak data or crash the process.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 149.0.7827.103 (Stable channel) - upgrade all desktop installations immediately via the built-in updater or managed deployment tooling, then force a browser restart so the new binaries are loaded. Validate the rollout against the Chrome Releases advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html and verify downstream Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi) have absorbed the fix before considering remediation complete. As a compensating control until patching completes, restrict browsing to trusted sites via enterprise URL allowlists or proxy filtering, and consider temporarily disabling file upload workflows on untrusted origins through site-permission policies - note the trade-off that this breaks legitimate file-upload features on web apps. Avoid relying on the site-isolation sandbox alone, since a UAF in the renderer can be chained with a separate sandbox escape.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Denial Of Service
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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EUVD-2026-35230
GHSA-72h3-r85p-88m3