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CVE-2026-7940

V8

Description

Use after free in V8 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 inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.196%Risk 0.9
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Published
2026-05-06 19:16:42
Affected versions
<148.0.7778.96
Type
Package
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Operating systems
Windows; MacOS; Linux