CVE-2026-7956
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7956: Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform…
PriorityP344high8.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSCCHIHAH
EPSS
0.22%
12.9th percentile
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: Medium)
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
cvelistv5v3.18.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.2MEDIUM
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Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7956
vendor_chrome·2026-05-19
CVE-2026-7956 Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7956
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2026-7956
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7955
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-7955 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7955
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-7955: Uninitialized Use in GPU. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496463315 ] Medium CVE-2026-7956: Use after free in Navigation
Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496607380 ] Medium CVE-2026-7957: Out of bounds write in Media
Severity: medium
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.2
CVE-2026-7956 [MEDIUM] CWE-825 chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
An use after free flaw was found in the Navigation component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496463315
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
GHSA
GHSA-75j5-jp23-gg4c: Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7956 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-75j5-jp23-gg4c: Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: Medium)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Navigation use after free
vuldb·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7956 [CRITICAL] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Navigation use after free
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Google Chrome. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Navigation. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-7956. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
CVEList
CVE-2026-7956: Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148
cvelistv5·2026-05-06·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7956 [HIGH] CWE-416 CVE-2026-7956: Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: Medium)
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-2026-7956 chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
bugzilla·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7956 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7956 chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
CVE-2026-7956 chromium-browser: Use after free in Navigation
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome 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: Medium)
2026-05-06
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