Use After Free Vulnerability in PDFium Affects Google Chrome Browser
CVE-2026-10002

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 May 2026

What is CVE-2026-10002?

A use after free vulnerability present in PDFium in Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption through a specially crafted PDF file. This could lead to unauthorized access or manipulation of system memory, posing significant risks to users running affected versions of the browser. Users are strongly advised to update their Google Chrome to mitigate this security issue.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 148.0.7778.216

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513536416

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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