CVE-2026-8549
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-05-14 20:17:15.807000
Last modified
2026-10-26 14:10:00.130000
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