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

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)

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_12.htmlnvd
issues.chromium.org/issues/498376171nvd

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