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CVE-2026-7898

CVE detail

CVE-2026-7898

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

CVSS 8.8 · HighBuzz score 36.1

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 36.1

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 16.1 · diversity 20.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

16.1

4 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

20.0

4 sources across 4 categories

KEV score

0.0

No KEV entry observed

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

4 source links · newest first

Chrome 148 Rolls Out With 127 Security FixesSecurityWeek
The fresh browser update resolves critical-severity integer overflow and use-after-free vulnerabilities.
newswww.securityweek.comMay 7, 2026, 2:10 PM
Chromium: CVE-2026-7898 Use after free in ChromotingMicrosoft MSRC
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see [Google Chrome Releases](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026 ) for more information.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 7, 2026, 2:00 PM
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/504587882issues.chromium.org
No excerpt available.
Exploitissues.chromium.orgMay 6, 2026, 7:16 PM
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlchromereleases.googleblog.com
No excerpt available.
Vendor Advisorychromereleases.googleblog.comMay 6, 2026, 7:16 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

No public PoC repositories have been matched yet.

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

May 6, 2026

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE IDs

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Network. The vulnerable system can be reached across network boundaries.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): None. The attacker needs no privileges on the vulnerable system.
User Interaction (UI): Required. Another user must take an action for exploitation to succeed.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

0 stored signals · no KEV · 0 OTX pulses