CVE-2026-7940

Summary

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
GoogleChrome148.0.7778.96 < 148.0.7778.96affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-416: Use after free

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References