Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Google Chrome affected
Version Status Constraints
148.0.7778.179 affected < 148.0.7778.179

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References
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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/504620824 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 20 May 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in WebRTC Enables Remote Code Execution

Wed, 20 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 20 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-20T19:35:55.216Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T17:39:24.115Z

Link: CVE-2026-9120

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-20T19:35:48.095Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-20T20:16:43.600

Modified: 2026-05-20T20:16:43.600

Link: CVE-2026-9120

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Updated: 2026-05-20T20:45:03Z

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