CVE-2026-13778 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the WebUSB component of Google Chrome affecting Chrome on macOS prior to version 150.0.7871.47. The flaw arises from improper lifetime management of memory in WebUSB, allowing previously freed memory to be reused in a way that can corrupt program state. An attacker with local access can trigger the condition through a malicious USB peripheral interacting with the browser’s WebUSB functionality. Successful exploitation can lead to arbitrary code execution within the context of the Chrome process.
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What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
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A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome WebUSB.
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome WebUSB.
A critical use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome WebUSB.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.