CVE-2026-8551 | THREATINT

Description

Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-14 | Published 2026-05-14 | Updated 2026-05-15 | Assigner Chrome

Problem types

Use after free

Product status

148.0.7778.168 (custom) before 148.0.7778.168

affected

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/...-update-for-desktop_12.html

issues.chromium.org/issues/498376171

cve.org (CVE-2026-8551)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-8551)

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