CVE-2026-16423

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: none known
Published: 2026-07-21 · updated 2026-10-24
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in UI in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 150.0.7871.182 — fixed in 150.0.7871.182

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 150.0.7871.182. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/534582496

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