CVE-2026-8574

May 14, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

8.3
High

Description

Use after free in Core in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Google
  • Chrome
  • <148.0.7778.168

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-416
Use After Free
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a google chrome <148.0.7778.168 / / / / / / /

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/495902113

Tags

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CWE-416
2026-05-14
CVE-2026-8574

CVSS Score

8.3 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: HIGH
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: May 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.
Last Modified: May 14, 2026, 10:16 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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