CVE-2026-7914

Description

Type Confusion in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 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:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome < 148.0.7778.96 (Windows)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!-- Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-7914 -->
<!-- Triggering Type Confusion in Chrome Accessibility -->
<html>
<body>
<script>
    // Attempt to trigger the type confusion in Accessibility
    // This requires a vulnerable version of Chrome < 148.0.7778.96
    function trigger_vuln() {
        let element = document.createElement('div');
        // Manipulate accessibility tree to cause type confusion
        // Specific implementation depends on internal object layout
        element.setAttribute('role', 'button');
        element.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
        
        try {
            // Simulate interaction that triggers the vulnerability
            let accNode = element.accessibilityNode;
            // Hypothetical corruption point
            corrupt_memory(accNode);
        } catch(e) {
            console.log("Exploit triggered: " + e.message);
        }
    }

    // Placeholder for memory corruption logic
    function corrupt_memory(obj) {
        // Actual exploit logic would manipulate vtable pointers
        // to achieve sandbox escape.
    }

    trigger_vuln();
</script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7914
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7914
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-7914/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-7914
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498401609

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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