Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-2441

Vulnerability identifier: #VU122834

CSH Severity: Critical

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-2441

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the CSS component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
www-client/vivaldi
www-client/opera
cef
www-client/microsoft-edge
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
www-client/chromium
www-client/google-chrome

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - addressed in versions 144.0.7559.75, 144.0.7559.177
Microsoft Edge - update to 145.0.3800.58
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 144.0.7559.177, 145.0.7632.75
www-client/vivaldi - update to 7.8.3925.76
www-client/opera - update to 130.0.5846.0
Chrome OS - addressed in versions 138.0.7204.305, 145.0.7632.154
cef - addressed in versions 145.0.25^chromium145.0.7632.75-4.fc42, 145.0.25^chromium145.0.7632.75-4.fc43, 145.0.25^chromium145.0.7632.75-4.fc44
www-client/microsoft-edge - update to 145.0.3800.97
chromium - addressed in versions 145.0.7632.75-1.el9, 145.0.7632.75-1.el10_1, 145.0.7632.75-1.el10_2, 145.0.7632.75-1.fc42, 145.0.7632.75-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 145.0.7632.75-1~deb12u1, 145.0.7632.75-1~deb13u1
www-client/chromium - update to 145.0.7632.159
www-client/google-chrome - update to 145.0.7632.159
Prisma Access Browser - update to 145.7.9.76

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_13.html
• https://crbug.com/483569511
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/extended-stable-updates-for-desktop_13.html

• Remote code execution in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.1 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora 42 update for chromium
• Fedora 43 update for chromium
• Fedora 43 update for cef
• Fedora 42 update for cef
• Fedora 44 update for cef
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google ChromeOS LTS
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Prisma Access Browser
• Gentoo update for Chromium, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Vivaldi