CVE-2026-14394 Use after free in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page due to a use-after-free flaw in the V8 engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-14394?
CVE-2026-14394 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 1 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14394?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-14394?
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-2026-14394 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14394 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-14394, ECHO-6781-93cd-356e, GHSA-qh8v-j89h-883x, MINI-8cgx-f87q-9cwh.