Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-7358

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-2026-7358 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 Drive-by Compromise (T1189); 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 SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) and RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-7358 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Animation 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 flaw via a crafted HTML page, leading to arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox. The attack requires low complexity and no privileges but depends on user interaction, such as visiting the malicious page over the network.

Mitigation is available through the Google Chrome stable channel update to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, as announced in the release blog at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html. Additional technical details are documented in the Chromium issue tracker at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496285281.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Use after free in Animation 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

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
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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 Animation component enables RCE via crafted HTML page requiring user visit, directly mapping to Drive-by Compromise (T1189) for initial access and Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) for code 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 remediates the use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Animation component by requiring timely installation of the patch to version 147.0.7727.138 or later.

SI-16 Memory Protection partial match
prevent

Implements memory protections to mitigate arbitrary code execution from the use-after-free flaw in the Animation component.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Vulnerability scanning identifies systems running vulnerable Chrome versions affected by CVE-2026-7358 for subsequent remediation.

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