Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-4458
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity use-after-free in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r12 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4458 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r11 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4458 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4458 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4458 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4458 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H