CVE-2026-7940: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 148.0.7778.96 (fixed in 148.0.7778.96)

Published 2026-05-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.