Use after free in HID in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html | Product Vendor Advisory |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/495999127 | Permissions Required |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
18 May 2026, 18:32
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html - Product, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/495999127 - Permissions Required | |
| First Time |
Apple macos
Microsoft windows Linux Google chrome Microsoft Linux linux Kernel Apple |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
14 May 2026, 22:16
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.3 |
14 May 2026, 20:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-14 20:17
Updated : 2026-05-18 18:32
NVD link : CVE-2026-8515
Mitre link : CVE-2026-8515
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8515
JSON object : View
Products Affected
- chrome
microsoft
- windows
apple
- macos
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
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