PT-2026-41071 · Google · Google Chrome

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-16 · CVE-2026-8542

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.168

Description A use after free issue in Core on Windows allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape through a crafted HTML page. Use after free is a memory corruption flaw that occurs when an application continues to use a pointer after it has been freed.

Recommendations Update to version 148.0.7778.168 or later.

Fix

Use After Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-416

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-8542

ECHO-7737-08CC-1F23

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10786-1

Affected Products

Google Chrome

References · 86

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8542 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8542 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10786-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497066659 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8575 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8542 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8532 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8561 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8513 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8541 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8579 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8531 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8522 · Note