Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbit…

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Timeline

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1. May 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected

• cpe google/chromeversion unspecified

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8587

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8587

  Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Vendor Advisory · chromereleases.googleblog.com
• Permissions Required · issues.chromium.org