High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published May 28, 2026· Updated May 29, 2026

CVE-2026-9988

Description

Use after free in WebRTC in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Google/Chromeinferred3 versions
<148.0.7778.216+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <148.0.7778.216
- cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <148.0.7778.216
- (no CPE)range: <148.0.7778.216
osv-coords3 versions
pkg:apk/chainguard/chromium pkg:apk/wolfi/chromium pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 149.0.7827.53-r0+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 149.0.7827.53-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 149.0.7827.53-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 148.0.7778.215-1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org/issues/513049286nvdPermissions Required

News mentions

Chrome 148: 25 CVEs Patched in One Day, Heavy on Use-After-Free and Sandbox Escapes
Vypr Intelligence · May 28, 2026

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