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CVE-2026-7940 Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a…

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)

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Chrome 148.0 earliest → < 148.0.7778.96 148.0.7778.96

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