CVE-2026-14048 Use after free in Chrome

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A local network attacker can read sensitive process memory via a malicious peripheral exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Chromecast component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-14048?

CVE-2026-14048 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 30 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Use after free in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious peripheral. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14048?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-14048?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2026-14048 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14048 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14048, ECHO-9cd0-73cd-6b53, GHSA-4q4m-59wq-c877, MINI-5m3c-5c7r-hmrg.

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