CVE-2026-8557
published 2026-05-14CVE-2026-8557: Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform…
PriorityP342high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.21%
11.0th percentile
Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 148.0.7778.168 | 148.0.7778.168 | |
| chrome | >= 148.0.7778.168 < 148.0.7778.168 | 148.0.7778.168 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — | |
| paloalto | prisma_browser | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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VulDB
Google Chrome up to 148.0.7778.96 Accessibility use after free (ID 502978 / WID-SEC-2026-1542)
vuldb·2026-05-17·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-8557 [HIGH] Google Chrome up to 148.0.7778.96 Accessibility use after free (ID 502978 / WID-SEC-2026-1542)
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Accessibility. The manipulation results in use after free.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-8557. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
GHSA
GHSA-wh82-47gg-p482: Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-14
CVE-2026-8557 [HIGH] CWE-416 GHSA-wh82-47gg-p482: Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148
Use after free in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Palo Alto
PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
vendor_paloalto·2026-06-10·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-8509 [HIGH] PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
PAN-SA-2026-0008 Chromium: Monthly Vulnerability Update (June 2026)
Palo Alto Networks incorporated the following Chromium security fixes into our products: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html CVE Summary CVE-2026-8509 Heap buffer overflow in WebML CVE-2026-8510 Integer overflow in Skia CVE-2026-8511 Use after free in UI CVE-2026-8512 Use after free in FileSystem CVE-2026-8513 Use after free in Input CVE-2026-8514 Use after free in Aura CVE-2026-8515 Use after free
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-8557
vendor_chrome·2026-05-19·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-8557 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-8557
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2026-8557
Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Accessibility
vendor_redhat·2026-05-14·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-8557 [HIGH] CWE-825 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Accessibility
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in Accessibility
An use after free flaw was found in the Accessibility component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=502978647
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-2026-8555
vendor_chrome·2026-05-12·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-8555 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8555
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-8555: Use after free in GTK. Reported by Google on 2026-04-06 [N/A][ 500052361 ] High CVE-2026-8556: Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE
Reported by Google on 2026-04-06 [N/A][ 502978647 ] High CVE-2026-8557: Use after free in Accessibility
Severity: high
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8556
vendor_chrome·2026-05-12·CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-8556 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8556
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-8556: Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-04-06 [N/A][ 502978647 ] High CVE-2026-8557: Use after free in Accessibility
Reported by Google on 2026-04-15 [N/A][ 504629701 ] High CVE-2026-8559: Integer overflow in Internationalization
Severity: high
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-05-14
Published