CVE-2026-7898
Published: 06 May 2026
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
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-27899
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)
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Related Threats
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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.
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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.
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.