CVE-2026-9118
High
Published: 20 May 2026
Published
20 May 2026
Modified
20 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
N/A
Risk Priority
18
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2026-9118 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Chromium (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-416
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.
NVD Description
Use after free in XR in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Deeper analysisAI
Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.
Details
- CWE(s)
Affected Products
Chromium
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-31164