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Memory Corruption

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Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

How It Works

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space. Attackers exploit these flaws by carefully crafting inputs that trigger the corruption, allowing them to overwrite critical data structures like function pointers, return addresses, or object metadata. The corrupted memory then causes the program to execute attacker-controlled code or leak sensitive information when that memory is subsequently accessed.

Several common variants exist with distinct mechanisms. Buffer overflows write past array boundaries, overwriting adjacent memory. Use-after-free bugs occur when code accesses memory after it's been deallocated, allowing attackers to reallocate that space with malicious data. Type confusion tricks programs into treating objects as different types, causing field accesses at incorrect offsets that can leak data or enable writes to arbitrary locations. Double-free vulnerabilities free the same memory twice, corrupting heap metadata structures that allocate memory, ultimately enabling arbitrary writes when the corrupted allocator is used again.

The typical attack flow involves reconnaissance to identify the corruption primitive, heap manipulation to position target structures in predictable locations, triggering the vulnerability to corrupt specific memory, and finally leveraging the corruption to hijack control flow or extract data. Modern exploits often chain multiple primitives together, using information leaks to defeat ASLR before achieving code execution.

Impact

  • Arbitrary code execution: Execute attacker-supplied machine code or reuse existing code (ROP/JOP) with full privileges of the vulnerable process
  • Privilege escalation: Exploit kernel memory corruption to escalate from user to root/SYSTEM privileges
  • Information disclosure: Leak cryptographic keys, passwords, authentication tokens, or bypass ASLR by reading memory layout
  • Denial of service: Crash critical services by corrupting essential data structures
  • Sandbox escape: Break out of browser or application isolation boundaries to compromise the host system

Real-World Examples

The Chrome V8 JavaScript engine has suffered numerous type confusion vulnerabilities where JavaScript objects are mishandled, allowing attackers to achieve browser compromise through malicious websites. CVE-2021-30551 exemplified this, enabling remote code execution via crafted web content.

Windows kernel vulnerabilities like CVE-2020-17087 demonstrated use-after-free exploitation, where local attackers triggered memory reuse in the kernel to escalate privileges to SYSTEM. This was actively exploited in targeted attacks before patching.

The Heartbleed vulnerability (CVE-2014-0160) in OpenSSL showed devastating information disclosure through a buffer over-read, leaking 64KB chunks of server memory containing private keys, passwords, and session tokens across millions of servers.

Mitigation

  • Memory-safe languages: Use Rust, Go, or Swift for new code to eliminate entire classes of corruption bugs
  • Sanitizers in development: Deploy AddressSanitizer (ASAN) and MemorySanitizer (MSAN) during testing to detect corruption immediately
  • Fuzzing with coverage feedback: Continuously fuzz parsers and input handlers using AFL++ or libFuzzer to discover corruption bugs
  • Control Flow Integrity (CFI): Enable compiler-based CFI to restrict indirect call targets and prevent ROP
  • Exploit mitigations: Deploy stack canaries, ASLR, DEP/NX, and shadow stacks on all platforms
  • Sandboxing: Isolate vulnerable components using seccomp, pledge, or process isolation to contain successful exploits

Recent CVEs (17592)

EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Substance3D - Designer (versions 15.1.0 and earlier) arises from an out-of-bounds write when parsing a malicious file, letting an attacker run code in the context of the current user. Exploitation requires the victim to open a crafted file, so it is a local, user-interaction-dependent flaw rather than a remotely triggerable one. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.03%), consistent with CISA SSVC scoring exploitation as 'none'.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Substance3D - Designer 15.1.0 and earlier occurs when a victim opens a maliciously crafted asset file, triggering an out-of-bounds write in the application's file parser and running attacker code with the current user's privileges. Adobe self-reported the flaw; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is very low (0.03%, 7th percentile), consistent with SSVC's assessment of no observed exploitation.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Substance3D - Designer versions 15.1.0 and earlier arises from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted asset or project file, running attacker code in the context of the current user. The flaw was reported by Adobe and patched in advisory APSB26-52; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.03%, 8th percentile). SSVC records no known exploitation, but the technical impact is rated total.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Substance3D - Designer (versions 15.1.0 and earlier) arises from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file, running attacker code in the context of the current user. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS score is very low (0.03%, 8th percentile), consistent with SSVC 'Exploitation: none.' The flaw is Adobe-reported (APSB26-52) and requires local file-open user interaction rather than remote network access.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe After Effects 26.0, 25.6.4 and earlier arises from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted file, running attacker code in the context of the current user. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the EPSS probability is negligible (0.03%), but the CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8 (High) with total technical impact. Adobe has published a patch in advisory APSB26-48.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Media Encoder (versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier) stems from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) that executes in the context of the current user when a victim opens a crafted media file. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS probability is very low (0.03%), consistent with the SSVC 'Exploitation: none' assessment despite the total technical impact rating. Successful exploitation requires local user interaction, making this a file-lure attack rather than a remote-service threat.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Premiere Pro 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and all earlier versions arises from an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted project or media file, running attacker code in the context of the current user. The flaw is vendor-reported (Adobe APSB26-46) with no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low at 0.03% (7th percentile) and CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none, though technical impact is rated total. Exploitation is local and requires user interaction, so risk is bounded by social-engineering delivery rather than remote automated attack.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Premiere Pro (versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier) stems from a Use-After-Free memory corruption flaw (CWE-416) that runs code in the context of the current user when a crafted project or media file is opened. Reported by Adobe and tracked as APSB26-46/EUVD-2026-29610, it carries a CVSS 7.8 (local vector, user interaction required); there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.03%, 10th percentile). The tagged secondary impact is denial of service, but the confirmed primary risk is RCE at user privilege.

RCE Denial Of Service Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH This Week

Arbitrary code execution in Adobe Premiere Pro (versions 26.0.2, 25.6.4 and earlier) arises from an out-of-bounds write triggered when a victim opens a maliciously crafted project or media file, letting an attacker run code in the context of the current user. The flaw was reported by Adobe and addressed in advisory APSB26-46; it carries a CVSS 7.8 (High) score but a very low EPSS of 0.03%, and CISA SSVC records no observed exploitation. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +2
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege elevation in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run (affecting Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office 2019, and Office LTSC 2021/2024) lets an already-authenticated local attacker exploit a use-after-free memory corruption to gain higher privileges on the host. Microsoft has released a patch, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS probability is negligible (0.04%) and CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none, indicating this is a patch-on-schedule issue rather than an emergency.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL PATCH Exploit Unlikely Act Now

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Hyper-V (Windows 11 22H3/23H2 and Windows Server 2022) stems from a use-after-free memory corruption flaw that lets an attacker executing code in a guest context elevate privileges with a scope-changing impact on the host. Microsoft has released fixed builds and rates this critical (CVSS 9.3, total technical impact per CISA SSVC), but there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS probability is very low (0.04%). The scope change (S:C) combined with the Hyper-V attack surface is consistent with a guest-to-host virtualization boundary escape.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows Telephony Service (TAPI) lets an already-authenticated low-privileged user corrupt kernel/service memory via a use-after-free and gain elevated (typically SYSTEM-level) privileges across nearly all supported Windows client and server releases. Microsoft has released patches, and the flaw carries a total technical-impact rating (SSVC), though EPSS is very low (0.04%) and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. It is not on CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed active exploitation.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +22
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Local code execution in Microsoft Office Word (2016, 2019, LTSC 2021/2024, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Office LTSC for Mac 2021/2024) arises from a use-after-free memory-corruption flaw that lets an attacker run arbitrary code in the context of the user who opens a maliciously crafted document. Microsoft has released a patch, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low at 0.06% (18th percentile) and CISA SSVC records no known exploitation.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +8
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local code execution in Microsoft Office Excel (Excel 2016, Office 2019/LTSC 2021/2024, Microsoft 365 Apps, Office for Mac, and Office Online Server) arises from a use-after-free memory corruption flaw that an attacker triggers by convincing a user to open a specially crafted spreadsheet. Successful exploitation yields full compromise of the current user's context (high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is very low (0.06%), and CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none, indicating this is a patch-in-cycle issue rather than an active threat.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +9
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local code execution in Microsoft Office (2016, 2019, LTSC 2021/2024, 365 Apps, and Office LTSC for Mac 2021/2024) arises from a use-after-free memory corruption (CWE-416) that lets an attacker run arbitrary code with the victim's privileges. Microsoft's CVSS vector rates it AV:L/PR:N/UI:N (base 8.4) with total technical impact, though there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS exploitation probability is negligible at 0.04%. A vendor patch is available from Microsoft (MSRC update guide).

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +8
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Projected File System (ProjFS) affects the full supported Windows line — Windows 10 (1809/21H2/22H2), Windows 11 (22H3 through 26H1), and Windows Server 2019/2022/2025 — where a use-after-free (CWE-416) lets an authenticated local user corrupt kernel/service memory and elevate to higher privileges. Microsoft-reported and patched, the flaw carries total technical impact per CISA SSVC but has no public exploit identified at time of analysis and a very low EPSS (0.04%). The high attack complexity (AV:L/AC:H) reflects a race-condition-style UAF that is non-trivial to win reliably.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +15
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Telephony Service (TAPI) affects a broad range of Windows client and server releases, from Windows 10 1607 and Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Server 2025. An authenticated local attacker can exploit a use-after-free (CWE-416) memory-corruption flaw to gain SYSTEM-level privileges; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%), but the CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8 with total technical impact per CISA SSVC.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +22
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) lets an authenticated low-privileged user corrupt kernel memory via a use-after-free and gain SYSTEM-level control across a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds. Microsoft has released fixes, but SSVC reports no observed exploitation and EPSS is very low (0.04%), so this is a patch-on-schedule kernel EoP rather than an emergency; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. Because Cloud Files underpins OneDrive/cloud sync placeholders, the driver is present on effectively every modern Windows install.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +15
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Microsoft Windows Server 2025 kernel-mode drivers lets an authenticated attacker corrupt kernel memory via a use-after-free and run code with full system-level impact. Exploitation requires low-level privileges plus user interaction, and Microsoft has released a fix. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS probability is very low (0.06%).

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) allows an authenticated low-privileged user to elevate to SYSTEM by triggering a use-after-free memory-corruption condition. The flaw was reported by Microsoft and affects a broad range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds; a vendor patch is available. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.06%).

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +15
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows Telephony Service (TAPI) lets an already-authenticated, low-privileged user corrupt kernel/service memory via a use-after-free and gain elevated privileges across virtually all supported Windows client and server builds. Microsoft has released a patch, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is negligible (0.04%) and CISA's SSVC rates exploitation as none, indicating this is a defense-in-depth fix rather than an emergency. The flaw is high-value as a post-compromise escalation primitive but requires local code execution and winning a race condition to trigger.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +22
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Server Data Deduplication feature (dedup.sys / associated services) lets an authenticated low-privileged user corrupt kernel memory to gain SYSTEM-level rights. Reported by Microsoft across Windows Server 2012 R2 through 2025, it carries a CVSS 7.8 and total technical impact per CISA SSVC, but has no public exploit identified at time of analysis and a very low EPSS of 0.04% (13th percentile). It is not listed in CISA KEV and shows no evidence of active exploitation.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +11
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege elevation in Microsoft Office (Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office 2019, and Office LTSC 2021/2024) stems from a use-after-free memory corruption flaw (CWE-416) that an already-authorized local attacker can trigger to gain higher privileges on the host. Microsoft has released a patch, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low (0.04%, 13th percentile) and CISA SSVC records exploitation as none, indicating no observed in-the-wild activity. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8 with total technical impact (C:H/I:H/A:H) once triggered.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in the Microsoft Windows TCP/IP stack allows an unauthenticated network attacker to trigger a use-after-free (CWE-416) and run arbitrary code on a wide range of Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds. The flaw carries CVSS 8.1 but requires winning a memory-corruption race (AC:H), and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is very low at 0.09% and CISA SSVC lists exploitation as none. A vendor patch is available from Microsoft.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +15
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows SMB Client (mrxsmb/rdbss) driver lets a low-privileged, authenticated user corrupt kernel memory through a use-after-free (CWE-416) and elevate to SYSTEM. The flaw affects a broad range of Windows client and server builds from Windows Server 2012 R2 through Windows 11 25H2/26H1 and Server 2025. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is very low (0.04%), and CISA SSVC rates exploitation as 'none' - but technical impact is 'total', so it remains a meaningful patch-Tuesday-class local EoP.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +20
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers allows an already-authenticated attacker to elevate to SYSTEM by triggering a use-after-free (CWE-416) memory-corruption condition. All supported Windows client and server releases from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 25H2/26H1 and Windows Server 2025 are affected, but there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS probability is very low (0.04%). Microsoft has released patches and CISA's SSVC framework rates exploitation as 'none' with total technical impact.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +22
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Information disclosure in the Windows TCP/IP networking stack allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to read sensitive memory contents over the network by triggering a use-after-free condition. All supported Windows client and server releases (Windows 10 1607 through Windows 11 26H1, and Windows Server 2012 through 2025) are affected. Microsoft-reported with no public exploit identified at time of analysis; EPSS is low (0.06%, 19th percentile) and CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +22
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local code execution in Microsoft Word (and the Office suites that bundle it - Office 2016/2019, LTSC 2021/2024, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Office LTSC for Mac 2021/2024) stems from a use-after-free memory-corruption defect that lets an attacker run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, typically by having the victim process a crafted document. Microsoft (the reporting party) has released a fix; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%, 14th percentile). SSVC rates exploitation as none but technical impact as total, so this is a patch-on-schedule item rather than an emergency.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +8
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.4
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Local code execution in Microsoft Word (Office 2016 through Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft 365 Apps, and Office for Mac) results from a type-confusion flaw (CWE-843) that lets an unauthorized attacker run arbitrary code with the victim's privileges. Microsoft rates it CVSS 8.4 with total technical impact, but there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS exploitation probability is low (0.15%, 35th percentile). CISA SSVC records exploitation status as none and the issue is not automatable, indicating no observed in-the-wild activity.

Authentication Bypass Memory Corruption Microsoft +7
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Cloud Files Mini Filter Driver (cldflt.sys) lets an already-authenticated low-privileged user corrupt kernel memory via a use-after-free and gain SYSTEM-level control across supported Windows 10, Windows 11 (through 26H1) and Windows Server 2019-2025 builds. Microsoft has released fixes; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS risk is very low (0.04%), and it is not listed in CISA KEV. Despite 'Denial Of Service' tagging, the CVSS vector rates full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact, consistent with a kernel EoP.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +15
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Win32K kernel-mode subsystem (ICOMP component) lets an already-authenticated low-privileged attacker gain SYSTEM-level control across a broad range of supported Windows client and server builds. The flaw is a type-confusion (CWE-843) memory-corruption issue reported by Microsoft; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the EPSS probability is low (0.11%), but SSVC rates the technical impact as total. This is a standard Patch-Tuesday-class kernel EoP whose value is as the second stage of an intrusion after an attacker already has a foothold.

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Microsoft +14
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock (AFD.sys) allows low-privileged authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges via use-after-free memory corruption. Microsoft has released patches addressing Windows 10 (versions 1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 22H3 through 26H1), and Windows Server 2012. CVSS base score is 7.0 (High) with local attack vector and high attack complexity. EPSS data not available; no CISA KEV listing at time of analysis, suggesting exploitation has not been observed in the wild despite public disclosure.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.0
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Win32K graphics subsystem (Win32K - GRFX) allows authenticated users with low privileges to achieve SYSTEM-level access through a use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability. Affects multiple Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2012 versions. Microsoft has released patches through their March 2026 security updates. The CVSS 7.0 (High) rating reflects high attack complexity (AC:H), requiring specific race condition timing or system state manipulation, though EPSS data is not yet available for this recently disclosed CVE.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Type confusion vulnerability in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock enables local authenticated users to escalate privileges to SYSTEM level on Windows 10 (versions 1607-22H2), Windows 11 (versions 22H3-26H1), and Windows Server 2012. Microsoft has released patches through their March 2026 security update cycle. The vulnerability requires low-privilege local access but no user interaction, making it a high-value target for post-compromise lateral movement and persistence. CVSS 7.8 reflects complete system compromise potential, though EPSS data and KEV status are not available for this future-dated CVE.

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Microsoft
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Unlikely This Week

Local privilege escalation in Windows Win32K graphics subsystem affects Windows 10 (1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (all versions including 26H1 preview), and Windows Server 2012 through authenticated low-privileged local users exploiting a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. Microsoft has released security updates addressing this CWE-416 vulnerability with CVSS 7.8 severity. The local attack vector and low complexity (AC:L) indicate straightforward exploitation once local access is achieved, though no public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH Exploit Likely This Week

Privilege escalation in Windows Win32K ICOMP component affects Windows 11 (24H2, 25H2, 26H1) and Windows Server 2025 via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw. Low-privileged authenticated local attackers can exploit this to gain SYSTEM-level privileges with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Microsoft has released patches addressing this vulnerability, tracked under MSRC guidance. No active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, with EPSS data not yet available for this recent CVE.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH This Week

Local privilege-driven data corruption in the Intel Data Center Graphics Driver for VMware ESXi before version 2.0.2 allows a privileged local adversary to trigger an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) in a Ring 1 device driver, causing denial of service and integrity loss. The flaw affects the vulnerable system's integrity and availability (both High) with no confidentiality impact, and carries a CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.3. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the EPSS probability is negligible at 0.01%.

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Memory Corruption +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox's WebAssembly JavaScript engine component allows remote attackers to trigger a use-after-free condition via crafted web content, with limited impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The flaw affects Firefox versions prior to 150.0.3 and has no public exploit identified at time of analysis, though SSVC indicates the issue is automatable. EPSS scoring (0.02%, 5th percentile) suggests very low near-term exploitation probability despite the network-reachable attack vector.

Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH Act Now

Uninitialized pointer access in Siemens Solid Edge SE2026 enables arbitrary code execution when processing malicious PAR files. Attackers must deliver a crafted PAR file and convince users to open it (CVSS:4.0 AV:L/UI:P), achieving full compromise of the victim's workstation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, though the local attack vector and user interaction requirement limit automated mass exploitation. EPSS data not available for risk calibration.

Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Siemens +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Remote code execution in the Exim mail transfer agent (versions before 4.99.3) built against certain GnuTLS configurations arises from a use-after-free in the BDAT/CHUNKING body-parsing path. An unauthenticated network attacker who sends a TLS close_notify mid-body during a CHUNKING transfer followed by a trailing cleartext byte on the same TCP connection can corrupt the heap and, per the advisory, execute arbitrary code. Publicly available exploit code exists, but there is no CISA KEV listing and EPSS is very low (0.06%, 18th percentile), so this is best treated as a high-impact issue with no confirmed active exploitation yet.

RCE Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Type confusion vulnerability in Apple's operating systems allows remote unauthenticated attackers to trigger denial of service across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Apple has released patches addressing the issue in iOS/iPadOS 18.7.9 and 26.5, macOS Tahoe 26.5, tvOS 26.5, visionOS 26.5, and watchOS 26.5. The CVSS vector indicates network-accessible exploitation with low complexity and no privileges required, though EPSS score of 0.13% (32nd percentile) suggests relatively low likelihood of widespread exploitation. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV.

Denial Of Service Memory Corruption Apple +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote attackers can crash Apple devices or corrupt kernel memory without authentication via a use-after-free vulnerability affecting iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS. Apple has released patches across eight separate security bulletins (HT127110-127120) fixing this memory management flaw in all supported OS versions. EPSS score of 0.10% (28th percentile) suggests low exploitation probability despite the network-accessible attack vector and lack of authentication requirements. No active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in WebKit allows remote attackers to trigger Safari crashes and potentially achieve arbitrary code execution across Apple's entire ecosystem (iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, watchOS) via maliciously crafted web content. Users must visit or be tricked into visiting a malicious webpage (UI:R). Despite CVSS 8.8 (High) with theoretical code execution impact (C:H/I:H/A:H), EPSS probability is extremely low (0.02%, 5th percentile), indicating minimal observed exploitation activity. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and vendor patches are available across all platforms as of version 26.5.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in WebKit across Apple's entire operating system ecosystem enables remote information disclosure via malicious web content. Affects iOS/iPadOS, macOS Tahoe, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS versions prior to 26.5. The vulnerability allows network-based unauthenticated attackers to access high-value confidential information through crafted web pages, though the CVE description anomalously mentions process crash (availability impact) while the CVSS vector indicates confidentiality impact only. No public exploit identified at time of analysis. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) suggests low likelihood of imminent widespread exploitation despite the broad platform impact and network attack vector.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Out-of-bounds write in Apple's file parsing component across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS enables remote code execution or denial of service via maliciously crafted files with no user interaction required. Exploitation probability is extremely low (EPSS 0.02%, 6th percentile) with no public exploit identified at time of analysis, despite the critical CVSS 7.3 score and network-based attack vector. Vendor patches available for all affected platforms (iOS/iPadOS 18.7.9, 26.5; macOS Sonoma 14.8.7, Sequoia 15.7.7, Tahoe 26.5). The CVSS vector indicating AV:N/PR:N/UI:N suggests automatic exploitation without user interaction, which contradicts the description's 'parsing a file' language - verify whether this requires user action to open/download the file or if background processes parse untrusted files automatically.

Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption Apple
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free memory corruption in Apple operating systems allows high confidentiality impact through unexpected system termination. Affects iOS/iPadOS versions before 18.7.9 and 26.5, macOS Sequoia before 15.7.7, macOS Sonoma before 14.8.7, macOS Tahoe before 26.5, tvOS before 26.5, visionOS before 26.5, and watchOS before 26.5. Vendor-released patches are available across all affected platforms. EPSS score of 0.02% (7th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability in the wild, and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. CVSS vector indicates network-reachable attack surface with no authentication required, though the description states only 'an app' can trigger the condition, suggesting conflicting attack vector classification.

Denial Of Service Use After Free Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% 5.1 CVSS 7.8
HIGH POC PATCH Act Now

Buffer overflow in Linux kernel rxrpc subsystem allows local authenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges. The vulnerability stems from improper handling of shared fragment memory in DATA and RESPONSE packet processing, where the kernel fails to unshare externally-owned page fragments before in-place decryption operations. This creates a buffer overflow condition (CWE-787) exploitable by local users with low privileges. Patches are available for kernel versions 6.18.29, 7.0.6, and 7.1-rc3. EPSS and KEV status not provided in available data.

Buffer Overflow Linux Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB GitHub Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in Linux kernel ASoC (ALSA System on Chip) subsystem allows local authenticated users with open audio streams to trigger memory corruption during sound card unbind operations. The flaw occurs when PCM stream closure schedules delayed DAPM (Dynamic Audio Power Management) work after widgets are freed, enabling potential privilege escalation or denial of service. EPSS score of 0.02% indicates low observed exploitation probability. Vendor patches available across multiple stable kernel branches (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0). No CISA KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's CAIF serial driver allows attackers with local access to trigger a use-after-free condition in pty_write_room() via the caif_serial line discipline. The flaw stems from missing reference counting on tty->link, enabling memory corruption that can lead to arbitrary kernel code execution with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, with an EPSS score of 0.02% (7th percentile) indicating low likelihood of widespread exploitation.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in the Linux kernel iavf driver allows local authenticated users to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or crash the system. The vulnerability affects Intel Ethernet Adaptive Virtual Function (iavf) driver's PTP implementation where a worker thread continues accessing freed memory during network adapter reset or disable operations. Patch available from kernel.org upstream commits across multiple stable branches (6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0+). EPSS score of 0.02% (4th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation likelihood, and no CISA KEV listing confirms this remains a theoretical risk requiring local access with low privileges.

Denial Of Service Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation potential in the Linux kernel's Microsoft Azure Network Adapter (mana) driver allows a low-privileged local user to trigger a use-after-free via a double destroy_workqueue() call on the gc->service_wq pointer when mana_gd_setup() fails. The flaw, fixed in the 6.18.x and 6.19.x stable trees, has no public exploit identified at time of analysis and an EPSS of 0.02% (4th percentile), but carries a CVSS of 7.8 due to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the kernel.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Reference count underflow in Linux kernel sched_ext subsystem enables local privilege escalation to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The flaw affects kernel versions 6.12 through 6.19.x (prior to patched releases 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0), scoring CVSS 7.8 with local attack vector requiring low privileges. Vendor patches available via stable kernel updates. EPSS exploitation probability is low (0.02%, 5th percentile) with no public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, though the Use-After-Free primitive could enable kernel memory corruption attacks.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in Linux kernel ALSA PCM subsystem allows local authenticated users to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The vulnerability occurs in snd_pcm_drain() when a linked stream's runtime structure is freed via concurrent close() while still being dereferenced, enabling information disclosure, system crashes, or privilege escalation. With EPSS at 0.02% (7th percentile) and CVSS 7.8, this represents elevated theoretical risk but shows no evidence of active exploitation or public POC at time of analysis. Vendor patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches (5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0).

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in the Linux kernel's Renesas USB host (renesas_usbhs) driver allows a local low-privileged attacker to potentially corrupt memory or escalate privileges during device removal. The flaw stems from the interrupt handler remaining registered while driver resources, including the pipe array, are freed in usbhs_remove(), creating a race window where the ISR can dereference freed memory. EPSS is very low (0.02%, 7th percentile) and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the kernel-level memory corruption impact (CVSS 7.8) makes it a meaningful local risk on affected Renesas USB hardware.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free in Linux kernel kthread subsystem enables memory corruption leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service. The vulnerability arises when kernel threads exit via make_task_dead() instead of kthread_exit(), bypassing affinity_node cleanup. This causes dangling pointers in the global kthread_affinity_list that corrupt freed memory reused by the SLAB allocator, specifically overwriting RCU callback function pointers in struct pid objects. CVSS rates this 9.8 critical, though the network attack vector appears misclassified since kernel thread manipulation requires local code execution. EPSS score of 0.02% (4th percentile) indicates low predicted exploitation likelihood despite severity. Vendor patches available for Linux 6.18.19, 6.19.9, and 7.0 via upstream commits.

Denial Of Service Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free condition in the Linux kernel's DAMON (Data Access MONitor) subsystem affects systems running kernel version 6.14 and related stable branches prior to the patched commits. A local low-privileged user can trigger a dangling pointer to a stack-allocated walk_control structure when damos_walk() is invoked against an inactive DAMON context, with no public exploit identified at time of analysis and an EPSS probability of just 0.02%.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free in Linux kernel ksmbd allows remote unauthenticated attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code, disclose sensitive information, or cause denial of service. The vulnerability stems from improper RCU lock handling in smb_lazy_parent_lease_break_close() where opinfo pointer is dereferenced after RCU read unlock, creating a race condition. Patches available across multiple kernel versions (6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0). Despite critical CVSS 9.8 score, EPSS exploitation probability is low (0.02%, 5th percentile) and no active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free in the Linux kernel's ksmbd SMB server (smb2_open()) allows remote attackers to potentially trigger memory corruption when accessing an opinfo pointer dereferenced after rcu_read_unlock(). The flaw is fixed in upstream stable releases (6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, and 7.0); no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS exploitation probability is very low at 0.02%.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.8
CRITICAL PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free in Linux kernel ksmbd allows remote unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or cause denial of service by racing oplock_info access during concurrent RCU read operations. The vulnerability stems from immediate kfree() without RCU grace period, enabling opinfo_get() to call atomic_inc_not_zero() on freed memory. CVSS 9.8 reflects network exploitability without authentication, though EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) suggests minimal observed exploitation attempts. Vendor patches available across multiple kernel versions (6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0) with fixes referenced in five upstream commits. Not listed in CISA KEV; no public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in Linux kernel nexthop routing code allows local authenticated attackers with low privileges to execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, or crash the system. The vulnerability occurs when removing a nexthop from a routing group, where percpu statistics memory is freed before the RCU grace period completes, allowing concurrent readers to access freed memory. Vendor patches available for stable kernel branches 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, and mainline 7.0. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low observed exploitation probability, and no active exploitation is confirmed (not in CISA KEV). CVSS 7.8 reflects local attack vector requiring authenticated access.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free race condition in Linux kernel amdgpu driver allows local authenticated users to achieve arbitrary code execution with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The flaw occurs when parent and child processes sharing a drm_file both attempt to acquire the same virtual memory context after fork(), due to non-atomic vm->process_info assignment. Patches released across multiple stable kernel versions (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0). EPSS score of 0.02% (7th percentile) indicates very low predicted exploitation probability despite CVSS 7.8 severity, and no active exploitation or public POC identified.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.1
HIGH PATCH This Week

In-place encryption in the Linux kernel's SMB client corrupts write payloads during retry attempts, potentially causing data integrity loss and denial of service when SMB connections experience transient failures. The flaw affects SMB3 encrypted writes where the encryption process modifies the original buffer in place; on replayable errors (like network interruptions), retries re-send already-encrypted data as if it were plaintext, resulting in double-encryption and corrupted writes. This particularly impacts special file operations (SFU mknod, MF symlinks) and sync writes on pre-6.10 kernels. Patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, 7.0). EPSS score is very low (0.01%), indicating minimal observed exploitation likelihood, and no active exploitation or public POC is documented.

Buffer Overflow Linux Memory Corruption
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Local privilege escalation in Linux kernel IPv6 address configuration subsystem enables authenticated local users to gain high-level system access through a use-after-free (UaF) condition in addrconf_permanent_addr(). Patch available across all maintained stable kernel series (5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0) with fixes backported from commit f1705ec197e7. EPSS score of 0.02% suggests minimal active exploitation likelihood, no KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's CAAM crypto driver allows local authenticated attackers to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability occurs when HMAC keys exceeding the algorithm's block size are processed - the driver allocates DMA-aligned memory but uses kmemdup() to copy only the actual key length, then reads beyond the source buffer boundary during hashing. EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates low predicted exploitation likelihood. Patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches (6.6.134, 6.12.81, 6.18.22, 6.19.12, 7.0) via upstream commits, with fixes applied since kernel 6.3 introduced the vulnerable code.

Buffer Overflow Linux Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free (UAF) in Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem allows adjacent network attackers to trigger memory corruption via malformed LE Read Features Complete responses. The vulnerability occurs when hci_conn is freed before le_read_features_complete callback executes but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync initiates, causing atomic operations on freed memory during hci_conn_drop. Active exploitation status not confirmed (no CISA KEV listing). EPSS score of 0.02% (5th percentile) indicates very low observed exploitation probability. Upstream patches committed to stable kernel branches 6.19.12+ and 7.0+.

Information Disclosure Linux Google +3
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in Linux kernel swap subsystem allows local authenticated users to achieve high-severity code execution, integrity violations, or denial of service. The vulnerability stems from multiple kernel subsystems (SLUB, shmem, TTM) failing to clear page->private fields before freeing memory, causing stale pointers to persist when pages are reallocated and split. The swap code then dereferences these uninitialized LIST_POISON values during swapoff operations, triggering KASAN-detected wild memory access. Patches available across kernel versions 6.18.16, 6.19.6, and 7.0, with EPSS score of 0.02% indicating low observed exploitation probability despite CVSS 7.8 rating.

Denial Of Service Linux Use After Free +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% 5.3 CVSS 8.8
HIGH POC PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free in Linux kernel ESP (IPsec) allows local authenticated attackers to decrypt shared memory fragments improperly, potentially exposing encrypted network traffic or causing memory corruption. Affects kernel versions 6.5+ where MSG_SPLICE_PAGES can attach pipe pages directly to UDP socket buffers. The IPv4/IPv6 datagram paths fail to mark spliced pages as shared, causing ESP input decryption to modify memory not privately owned by the packet buffer. Public exploit code exists (POC available on GitHub), EPSS score is low (0.01%) indicating limited widespread exploitation risk, and vendor patches are available across affected stable kernel branches (6.6.138, 6.12.87, 6.18.28, 7.0.5).

Information Disclosure Linux Use After Free +1
NVD GitHub VulDB Exploit-DB
EPSS 0% CVSS 9.5
CRITICAL POC PATCH Act Now

Use-after-free memory corruption in PHP 8.2.x enables remote attackers to achieve high-impact exploitation through network-accessible attack vectors, despite high attack complexity and specific timing requirements. PHP 8.2.31 addresses this vulnerability along with seven other security issues in a coordinated security release. The CVSS v4.0 score of 9.5 reflects both confidentiality and integrity impact across vulnerable and subsequent systems, with high availability impact. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, but the vendor urgency indicator (U:Red) and release coordinator emphasis (RE:M) signal critical priority for organizations running PHP 8.2.x in production environments.

PHP Information Disclosure Use After Free +2
NVD GitHub VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free memory corruption in Firefox's DOM Networking component enables remote attackers to achieve unauthorized information disclosure, data manipulation, and service disruption without authentication or user interaction. Affects Firefox mainline and both Extended Support Release (ESR) branches. Mozilla shipped patches in Firefox 150.0.2, Firefox ESR 140.10.2, and Firefox ESR 115.35.2. SSVC analysis indicates no confirmed exploitation but the vulnerability is fully automatable with partial technical impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. EPSS data not available but the network attack vector (AV:N) with no prerequisites (AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) presents significant exposure for unpatched installations.

Information Disclosure Use After Free Memory Corruption +1
NVD VulDB
EPSS 15% 5.3 CVSS 9.3
CRITICAL POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

Remote code execution in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS User-ID Authentication Portal (Captive Portal) allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on PA-Series and VM-Series firewalls via specially crafted packets. CISA KEV confirms active exploitation in the wild with publicly available exploit code. EPSS risk assessment is not provided, but the vulnerability achieves maximum impact with minimal attack complexity (CVSS 9.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N), making this a critical priority for immediate remediation. The attack surface is significantly reduced when access to the portal is restricted to trusted internal networks per vendor best practices.

RCE Buffer Overflow Memory Corruption +5
NVD VulDB GitHub
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution within Chrome's sandbox allows arbitrary code execution via a malicious HTML page exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in WebRTC. Affects Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. Despite high CVSS 8.8 scoring and RCE capability, exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a crafted page) and is confined to Chrome's sandbox, limiting system-level impact. Vendor patch released in Chrome 148.0.7778.96. No evidence of active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) or public POC at time of analysis, though Chromium security team rated this as Low severity internally, suggesting limited real-world exploitability despite the technical impact.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome on macOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 enables attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox through a malicious HTML page exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in the Audio subsystem. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a crafted webpage) but no authentication, with CVSS 8.8 rating reflecting high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released patches in Chrome 148.0.7778.96; no active exploitation (KEV) or public POC has been identified at time of analysis, though the technical details are publicly accessible via Chromium issue tracker 495779613.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 on Linux, Mac, and ChromeOS allows remote attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to break out of Chrome's sandbox via a crafted HTML page exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in the printing subsystem. Despite the 8.3 CVSS score, Chromium rates this Low severity because exploitation requires a two-stage attack chain (initial renderer compromise followed by sandbox escape). Vendor patch released as Chrome 148.0.7778.96. No evidence of active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Chrome Google +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 through a use-after-free vulnerability in the UI component. Attackers who have already compromised the renderer process can escape sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code by delivering a specially crafted HTML page requiring user interaction. Google has released patch version 148.0.7778.96. No active exploitation confirmed in CISA KEV at time of analysis, though the vulnerability requires prior renderer compromise which increases attack complexity beyond the CVSS AC:L rating suggests.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's WebRTC implementation (versions prior to 148.0.7778.96) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox through a malicious HTML page exploiting type confusion in WebRTC. Patch available via Chrome 148.0.7778.96. Requires user interaction (visiting crafted page) but no authentication. CVSS 8.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability within sandbox constraints. No confirmed active exploitation or public POC identified at time of analysis.

RCE Chrome Google +3
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's WebRTC component (versions prior to 148.0.7778.96) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by exploiting a use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability via a malicious HTML page. While sandboxed, successful exploitation achieves high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact within the renderer process. EPSS data unavailable; not listed in CISA KEV, indicating no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of analysis. Vendor patch released as Chrome 148.0.7778.96.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome's GPU component affects versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can escalate privileges to break out of Chrome's sandbox by exploiting a use-after-free memory corruption vulnerability via a specially crafted HTML page. This requires high attack complexity and user interaction (visiting a malicious page). No active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis, and vendor-released patch (version 148.0.7778.96) is available. EPSS data not provided, but the combination of network vector, changed scope (S:C in CVSS), and sandbox escape capability makes this a priority update for Chrome deployments despite Chromium's 'Medium' internal severity rating.

Denial Of Service Chrome Google +4
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's ReadingMode component (versions prior to 148.0.7778.96) allows attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to escape sandbox restrictions and execute arbitrary code on the underlying system. The vulnerability requires user interaction to visit a malicious webpage but exploitation complexity is low once renderer compromise is achieved. EPSS data not available; no CISA KEV listing identified at time of analysis, indicating no confirmed widespread exploitation. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's WebAudio implementation (versions before 148.0.7778.96) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox by exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability through a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a crafted page) but no authentication. Google has released Chrome 148.0.7778.96 to address this issue. EPSS data not available; no KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis, suggesting limited real-world exploitation observed despite the high CVSS score.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 via malicious extension exploitation of use-after-free in Views component. Successful exploitation requires convincing a user to install a crafted Chrome extension, after which the attacker can execute arbitrary code with Chrome's privileges. Google has released Chrome 148.0.7778.96 to address this vulnerability. No evidence of active exploitation (not listed in CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept code identified at time of analysis. CVSS 7.5 severity driven by high attack complexity and required user interaction, which moderates real-world exploitation risk despite potential for full system compromise.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome's DevTools component allows attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to break out of the browser sandbox and execute code on the underlying system. Affects all Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. Google has released version 148.0.7778.96 to patch this vulnerability. The attack requires high complexity and user interaction (visiting a malicious page), but successful exploitation enables complete system compromise with changed scope (S:C in CVSS vector), escalating from renderer-level access to full system access. No evidence of active exploitation (not in CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept identified at time of analysis.

Denial Of Service Chrome Google +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in the Blink rendering engine through a specially crafted HTML page. CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though exploitation requires user interaction (visiting a malicious webpage). EPSS data not available. Not listed in CISA KEV at time of analysis. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 allows remote attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to break out of Chrome's security sandbox through a use-after-free vulnerability in the TopChrome component. Attack requires user interaction with a malicious HTML page and has high attack complexity. EPSS data not available; no active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96.

Denial Of Service Chrome Google +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's Media component on macOS and iOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox by exploiting an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Attack requires the compromised renderer process prerequisite plus user interaction with a malicious HTML page. CVSS rates this 8.8 (High) due to network attack vector and no authentication required, though exploitation remains constrained by the sandbox boundary and requires initial renderer compromise. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96. No active exploitation (CISA KEV) or public exploit code identified at time of analysis.

RCE Buffer Overflow Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.3
HIGH PATCH This Week

Sandbox escape in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allows remote attackers who have already compromised the renderer process to break out of Chrome's security sandbox via a use-after-free vulnerability in the Navigation component. This requires user interaction with a malicious HTML page and successful renderer compromise as a prerequisite, making it a two-stage attack requiring high attack complexity. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96. No public exploit or active exploitation (CISA KEV) identified at time of analysis. CVSS 8.3 (High) reflects the severe post-compromise impact (sandbox escape enabling system-level access), but real-world risk depends heavily on successful initial renderer compromise.

Denial Of Service Chrome Google +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution within Chrome's sandbox affects all versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 through an out-of-bounds write in the WebRTC component. Attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution by convincing users to visit a specially crafted HTML page, though execution remains confined to Chrome's sandbox. EPSS data not available for this recent CVE (May 2026). Vendor-released patch version 148.0.7778.96 addresses the vulnerability with Chromium security severity rated Medium despite 8.8 CVSS score.

RCE Buffer Overflow Chrome +4
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Use-after-free in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine enables remote code execution inside the sandbox when users install a malicious extension. Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 are vulnerable to arbitrary code execution through specially crafted Chrome Extensions exploiting memory corruption in V8. CVSS rates this 8.8 (High) with network attack vector requiring user interaction. Vendor-released patch available in Chrome 148.0.7778.96 per Google's May 2026 stable channel update. EPSS and KEV data not provided; exploitation requires social engineering to install malicious extension, limiting automated exploitation scenarios.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome before 148.0.7778.96 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code within the Chrome sandbox by exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in the CSS rendering engine through a malicious webpage. Requires victim interaction (visiting attacker-controlled page) but needs no authentication. Vendor-released patch available as Chrome 148.0.7778.96. EPSS score not provided; no CISA KEV listing indicates no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of analysis, though browser vulnerabilities are high-value targets.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 7.5
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's MediaRecording component (versions prior to 148.0.7778.96) allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when victims perform specific UI interactions with a malicious webpage. The use-after-free vulnerability in memory management has been patched by Google in version 148.0.7778.96. EPSS data not available; no CISA KEV listing identified, suggesting no confirmed widespread exploitation at time of analysis, though publicly available exploit code exists per Chromium bug tracker disclosure.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +5
NVD VulDB
EPSS 0% CVSS 8.8
HIGH PATCH This Week

Remote code execution in Google Chrome for Windows below version 148.0.7778.96 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code within Chrome's sandbox via specially crafted HTML pages exploiting a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebRTC implementation. CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. EPSS data not provided, but Google's 'High' severity classification and immediate patch release indicate active concern. No CISA KEV listing or public POC identified at time of analysis, though the vulnerability is already patched.

RCE Denial Of Service Chrome +6
NVD VulDB
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