Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-7897

High

Published: 06 May 2026

Published
06 May 2026
Modified
06 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0009 25.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7897 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 25.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Use after free in Mobile in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
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Why these techniques?

Use-after-free RCE in browser via crafted HTML page with user UI interaction directly enables client-side exploitation and malicious link execution.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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CVE-2026-9964Same product: Google Chrome
CVE-2026-9990Same product: Google Chrome
CVE-2026-9955Same product: Apple Iphone Os
CVE-2026-9950Same product: Apple Iphone Os
CVE-2026-8522Same product: Google Chrome
CVE-2026-7901Same product: Google Chrome

Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.96

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-416

Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.

References