Use after free in GPU 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: High)
History

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Title GPU Use‑After‑Free Leading to Sandbox Escape in Chrome Before 148.0.7778.96

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Description Use after free in GPU 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: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T18:12:33.137Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:08.993Z

Link: CVE-2026-7918

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:40.073

Modified: 2026-05-06T19:19:32.317

Link: CVE-2026-7918

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Updated: 2026-05-06T21:00:15Z