CVE-2026-7911
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7911: Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially…
PriorityP345high8.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.21%
10.8th percentile
Use after free in Aura 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)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome | >= 148.0.7778.96 < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.3HIGH
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7911 [HIGH] CWE-825 chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
An use after free flaw was found in the Aura component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=497548912
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7911
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7911 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7911
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-7911: Use after free in Aura. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29 [N/A][ 497639714 ] High CVE-2026-7912: Integer overflow in GPU
Reported by Google on 2026-03-30 [N/A][ 497936728 ] High CVE-2026-7913: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
Severity: high
GHSA
GHSA-m66c-p39w-x8pg: Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7911 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-m66c-p39w-x8pg: Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148
Use after free in Aura 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)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Rapid7
Patch Tuesday - May 2026
blogs_rapid7·2026-05-13·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2026-41089 [CRITICAL] Patch Tuesday - May 2026
Microsoft is publishing 137 vulnerabilities on May 2026 Patch Tuesday . Microsoft is not aware of exploitation in the wild or public disclosure for any of these vulnerabilities. So far this month, Microsoft has provided patches to address 133 browser vulnerabilities, which are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above.
## Windows Netlogon: critical RCE
Anyone responsible for securing a domain controller should prioritize remediation of CVE-2026-41089 , which is a critical stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Netlogon with a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8. Exploitation leads to execution in the context of the Netlogon service, so that’s SYSTEM privileges on the domain controller. For most pentesters, that’s the point at which the customer report more or less writes itself. No privileges
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-7911 chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
bugzilla·2026-05-06·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7911 [HIGH] CVE-2026-7911 chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
CVE-2026-7911 chromium-browser: Use after free in Aura
Use after free in Aura 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)
2026-05-06
Published