Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-7348

High

Published: 28 April 2026

Published
28 April 2026
Modified
30 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0032 23.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7348 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 23.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-16 (Memory Protection).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-7348 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Codecs component of Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.138. Published on 2026-04-28, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is classified as High severity by Chromium security.

A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into loading a crafted HTML page in an affected browser instance. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary code execution confined within the browser's sandbox.

Google's stable channel update for desktop, announced at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html, addresses the issue in Chrome 147.0.7727.138 and later versions. Additional details are available in the Chromium bug tracker at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/500104917.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)
CWE-416

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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Why these techniques?

Use-after-free in Chrome (client app) enables arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML page loaded by user, directly mapping to Exploitation for Client Execution.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 147.0.7727.138

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly addresses the CVE by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Codecs component.

SI-16 Memory Protection good match
prevent

Implements memory protection safeguards like DEP, ASLR, and stack canaries that comprehensively mitigate use-after-free exploitation for arbitrary code execution.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning good match
detect

Enables proactive detection of vulnerable Chrome versions through vulnerability scanning, facilitating remediation before exploitation via crafted HTML pages.

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