CVE-2026-7970

HIGH

Use after free in TopChrome in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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)

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Published: 5/6/2026Modified: 5/7/2026

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References (2)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisoryhttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/497487462Permissions Required