CVE-2026-8587

HIGH EPSS 7.2%

Published May 14, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

8.8 CVSS 3.1

High

Published May 14, 2026 1mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.8

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.9

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

7.2% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
google	chrome	*	<148.0.7778.168
apple	macos	*	any

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html

Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org https://issues.chromium.org/issues/507356235

Permissions Required

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.