Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-3936

 

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-3936

Published: March 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123936
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3936
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 WebView in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted web page, trigger a use-after-free error and gain access to sensitive information.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Debian Linux
Fedora
cef
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-3936

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
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
Prisma Access Browser - update to 146.3.8.76

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