CVE-2026-7914 Memory corruption in Chrome
A type confusion flaw in Chrome's accessibility component allows a compromised renderer to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code on Windows.
- 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-2026-7914?
CVE-2026-7914 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 May 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
Type Confusion in Accessibility in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-843
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7914?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-7914?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-7914 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7914 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7914, ECHO-17c5-30ac-dd37, GHSA-9j2p-p9pf-3g9v, MINI-56vc-mw3g-j3p4.