Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-3921

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-3921

Published: March 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123922
CSH Severity: High
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-2026-3921
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the TextEncoding 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.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
cef
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-3921

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 146.0.7680.71
Microsoft Edge - update to 146.0.3856.59
Google Chrome - update to 146.0.7680.71
Chrome OS - update to 144.0.7559.250
cef - addressed in versions 146.0.9^chromium146.0.7680.164-1.fc42, 146.0.9^chromium146.0.7680.164-1.fc43, 146.0.9^chromium146.0.7680.164-1.fc44
chromium - addressed in versions 146.0.7680.71-1.el9, 146.0.7680.71-1.el10_1, 146.0.7680.71-1.el10_3, 146.0.7680.71-1.fc42, 146.0.7680.71-1.fc43, 146.0.7680.71-1.fc44, 146.0.7680.80-1.el9
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 146.0.7680.71-1~deb12u1, 146.0.7680.71-1~deb13u1

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