CVE-2024-6777

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 126.0.6478.182 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)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 126.0.6478.182 — fixed in 126.0.6478.182

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 126.0.6478.182. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/345640549
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2024/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/345640549

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