Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-7898

High

Published: 06 May 2026

Published
06 May 2026
Modified
06 May 2026
KEV Added
Patch
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 0.0031 22.7th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7898 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 22.7th 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 Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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

Use-after-free in client-side Chromoting component enables remote arbitrary code execution via crafted network traffic, directly facilitating T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution.

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

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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.

addresses: CWE-416

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

References