Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-8551

High

Published: 14 May 2026

Published
14 May 2026
Modified
19 May 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 0.0028 19.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-8551 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 19.9th 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 Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 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: High)

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?

UAF RCE in browser via crafted HTML page requiring user gestures directly enables client-side exploitation (T1203) and user execution via malicious link (T1204.001).

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

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.168

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