CVE-2026-12445 | Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0… | CVSS 7.5 HIGH

Description

Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-12445
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Reserved: 2026-06-16 19:38 UTC
Published: 2026-06-17 01:38 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-17 12:59 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-416
Use after free
Vendor / Product: Google / Chrome
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

7.5 HIGH CVSS 3.1

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

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Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: total

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Google	Chrome	—	149.0.7827.155 < 149.0.7827.155

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-416	cna	Use after free

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
7.5	HIGH	3.1	adp	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)