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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-46131

| CVE-2026-15905 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-07-20 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-j5rv-8p72-245q
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
8.8 HIGH

Browser use-after-free triggered by rendering remote malicious web content, so AV:N with UI:R for a user-visited page; no privileges needed and full CIA impact within the browser process.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Updated
Jul 21, 2026 - 13:28 vuln.today
v2 (cvss_changed)
Re-analysis Queued
Jul 21, 2026 - 13:22 vuln.today
cvss_changed
CVSS changed
Jul 21, 2026 - 13:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Analysis Generated
Jul 20, 2026 - 14:32 vuln.today

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free memory corruption in Google Chrome for desktop before version 150.0.7871.128 lets a remote attacker corrupt heap memory and potentially execute arbitrary code or disclose sensitive information after the victim interacts with attacker-controlled web content. The flaw was fixed in the Stable channel update and reported downstream by the Ubuntu security team; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV. The 7.8 CVSS reflects full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact once a user is lured to malicious content.

Technical ContextAI

This is a CWE-416 use-after-free defect in Chrome's rendering/browser engine (Chromium codebase, tracked internally as chromium issue 532970574). Use-after-free occurs when code keeps referencing a heap object after it has been freed, allowing an attacker who controls subsequent heap allocations to place controlled data where the dangling pointer still points. In a browser this is typically triggered by crafted HTML, JavaScript, or DOM manipulation that forces premature object destruction while a reference remains live. The affected component runs within Chrome's multi-process model, and successful exploitation of such bugs classically leads to type confusion, information disclosure, and control-flow hijacking - consistent with the reported tags Information Disclosure, Use After Free, and Memory Corruption.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Chrome 150.0.7871.128 - upgrade all desktop Chrome installations to 150.0.7871.128 or later via the Chrome Releases Stable channel update (http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_049796704.html). Most installs update automatically, so verify auto-update is enabled, fully restart the browser to apply, and confirm the version at chrome://settings/help. For managed fleets, push the update through Group Policy or MDM and audit for endpoints pinned to older builds. Ubuntu and other Chromium-derived distributions should apply the corresponding distribution security update once published. If patching must be delayed, compensating controls include restricting browsing to trusted sites, keeping Chrome site isolation enabled (default), and using URL/content filtering to reduce exposure to untrusted web content - with the trade-off that none of these eliminate the flaw and only lower the chance a user reaches malicious content.

Vendor StatusVendor

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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