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CVE-2026-7984

32
FAUCET Score

Use after free in ReadingMode in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

First published: May 6, 2026Last modified: May 7, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 148.0.7778.96CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 148.0.7778.96, < 148.0.7778.96CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.27%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
18.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0027 is in the 21st percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)Fixed in: 148.0.3967.54

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-May/CVE-2026-7984

Chromium: CVE-2026-7984 Use after free in ReadingMode

May 7, 2026

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org / issues/498277368
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