CVE-2026-4441
Published: 20 March 2026
Description
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
Security Summary
CVE-2026-4441 is a use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Base component of Google Chrome prior to version 146.0.7680.153. The flaw enables a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. Chromium security rates it as Critical, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network without user privileges by luring a target into interacting with a malicious site, such as by visiting a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation could result in high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, potentially allowing heap corruption leading to arbitrary code execution.
Google addressed the vulnerability in Chrome stable channel version 146.0.7680.153. Security practitioners should prioritize updating affected systems to this version or later. Additional details are available in the Chrome Releases blog at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html and the Chromium issue tracker at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/489381399.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a client-side use-after-free in Chrome exploitable via a crafted HTML page, directly facilitating drive-by compromise (T1189) and exploitation for client execution (T1203).