8.8

CVE-2026-7987: google chrome Use After Free

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2026-7987CGA-9p68-j6h7-jg8xCGA-f4vh-qvv5-wx5m
Published 06-05-2026Last modified 07-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-7987 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use After Free vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 3
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10778-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20849-1CGA-2GRC-685R-95W6

Timeline

  1. 06-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Chainguard1 product
  • chromium< 148.0.7778.96-r0
Debian1 product
  • chromium< 148.0.7778.96-1~deb12u1 | < 148.0.7778.96-1~deb13u1 | < 148.0.7778.96-1
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 148.0.7778.96, < 148.0.7778.96 | < 148.0.7778.96
Wolfi1 product
  • chromium< 148.0.7778.96-r0

4 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links