Use After Free Vulnerability in Google Chrome Impacting Multiple Versions
CVE-2026-6299

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 April 2026

What is CVE-2026-6299?

A use after free vulnerability in the Prerender component of Google Chrome can permit remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through specially crafted HTML pages. This flaw highlights the importance of keeping browsers updated to mitigate potential exploits, as it affects various versions of Google Chrome prior to a specific update.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 147.0.7727.101

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497053588

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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