CVE-2026-7956
Published: 06 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-7956 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 30.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
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.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Use-after-free in Chrome renderer enables sandbox escape after initial renderer compromise via crafted HTML, directly facilitating local privilege escalation.
NVD Description
Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
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