Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
History

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Chrome Views Use‑After‑Free Exploitable via Malicious Extensions

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Description Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2026-05-06T18:12:58.810Z

Updated: 2026-05-06T21:52:30.754Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:25.192Z

Link: CVE-2026-7976

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-06T19:17:16.876Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:48.477

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:16:39.813

Link: CVE-2026-7976

cve-icon Redhat

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