CVE-2026-7910

Description

Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

9.6

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 < 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-2026-7910: Use after free in Views
This is a conceptual demonstration of triggering the vulnerability.
-->
<html>
<head>
<script>
function trigger_vuln() {
    // Simulate creating a vulnerable object in Views
    let target = document.createElement('div');
    
    // Step 1: Trigger the free (simulated)
    target.remove();
    
    // Step 2: Attempt to reuse the freed memory
    // In a real exploit, this would manipulate the Views component internals
    try {
        console.log(target.innerHTML);
    } catch(e) {
        console.log("Check renderer logs for crash details");
    }
}
window.onload = trigger_vuln;
</script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>CVE-2026-7910 PoC Test</h1>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7910
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7910
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-7910/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-7910
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497543810

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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