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Use-after-free in Google Chrome GPU on Windows

IdentifiersCVE-2026-9112CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-9112 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.179. The flaw can be triggered by a remote attacker via a crafted HTML page, causing memory corruption in the GPU-related code path after an object has been freed and then reused. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandbox. Chromium classified the issue as High severity.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.

Successful exploitation can result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the Chrome sandbox on the affected Windows system. The available CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates remote exploitation over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction in the form of visiting or rendering a crafted page, and high potential impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the sandboxed browser context.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted websites and untrusted HTML content on affected Windows Chrome installations, enforcing rapid browser restart after updates, and applying enterprise controls that restrict browsing to trusted destinations where feasible. Standard browser hardening and endpoint exploit mitigations may reduce risk, but no specific workaround short of updating is provided in the available information.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome on Windows to version 148.0.7778.179 or later. Organizations using Chromium-based packages should apply the corresponding vendor updates that incorporate the fix for CVE-2026-9112. Because Google indicated that technical details may remain restricted until broad patch adoption, standard remediation should prioritize rapid browser update deployment and restart of affected browser instances.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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EXPOSURE SURFACE

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GoogleChromeapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

7 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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Threat actor evidence

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Associated malware

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Detection signatures

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Vendor-by-vendor mapping

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Social activity3

Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.

EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2026-9112
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9112
MITRE CWE · CWE-416
Use After Free
Vendor Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html
Permissions Required
issues.chromium.org/issues/489791425