Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-8553
Low 3.1
In plain English
A low-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 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.1Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Use after free in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.11.1-r1 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-8553 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8553 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8553 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8553 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-416 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N