VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-12445
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.16%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 5th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01750511403.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513199795Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.