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CVE-2026-13844

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Description

Use after free in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.8 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-30 23:16:58.927000
Last modified
2026-10-25 21:10:00.770000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-13844",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-06-30T23:16:58.927",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T21:10:00.770",
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    },
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      "value": "Uso después de liberar en el Actualizador de Google Chrome en Windows anterior a 150.0.7871.47 permitía a un atacante local realizar una escalada de privilegios a nivel de sistema operativo mediante un archivo malicioso. (Gravedad de seguridad de Chromium: Alta)"
    }
  ],
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