High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated May 18, 2026

CVE-2026-8518

Description

Use after free in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Affected products

Google/Chrome2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <148.0.7778.168
- (no CPE)range: < 148.0.7778.168
osv-coords3 versions
pkg:apk/chainguard/chromium pkg:apk/wolfi/chromium pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 148.0.7778.178-r0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 148.0.7778.178-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 148.0.7778.178-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 148.0.7778.167-2.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.htmlnvdProductVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org/issues/497830330nvdPermissions Required

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