High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated May 19, 2026
CVE-2026-8551
CVE-2026-8551
Description
Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 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
4- osv-coords3 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/chromiumpkg:apk/wolfi/chromiumpkg: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
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.htmlnvdProductVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/498376171nvdPermissions Required
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