CVE-2026-8522

Use after free in Downloads in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html	Product Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/504185107	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-14 20:17

Updated : 2026-06-17 11:04

NVD link : CVE-2026-8522

Mitre link : CVE-2026-8522

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-8522

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

macos

google

chrome

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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