Description

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

INFO

Published Date :

2026-05-06T18:12:44.751Z

Last Modified :

2026-05-07T03:56:23.189Z

Source :

Chrome
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-7940 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Apple
  • Macos
Google
  • Chrome
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
Microsoft
  • Windows
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-7940.

URL Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/493631402 cve-icon cve-icon
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