Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-7907

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-7907

Published: May 7, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130300
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-2026-7907
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 DOM 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
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-7907

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 148.0.7778.96
Microsoft Edge - update to 148.0.3967.54
Google Chrome - update to 148.0.7778.96
chromium - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.96-1.el9, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_1, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_2, 148.0.7778.96-1.el10_3, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.96-1.fc44, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc43, 148.0.7778.167-1.fc44, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc42, 148.0.7778.178-1.fc43
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 148.0.7778.96-1~deb12u1, 148.0.7778.96-1~deb13u1

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