High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 7, 2026
CVE-2026-8001
CVE-2026-8001
Description
Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/494764371nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
1- Patch Tuesday - May 2026Rapid7 Blog · May 13, 2026