High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2026-7929

Description

Use after free in MediaRecording in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 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)

Affected products

Chromium/Chromiuminferred
Range: <148.0.7778.96
Google/Chrome
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <148.0.7778.96

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org/issues/504660052nvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required

News mentions

Patch Tuesday - May 2026
Rapid7 Blog · May 13, 2026

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