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Use-after-free in Google Chrome WebMCP

IdentifiersCVE-2026-3918CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-3918 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the WebMCP component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 146.0.7680.71. According to the provided content, a remote attacker could trigger heap corruption by inducing a target to load a crafted HTML page. The flaw arises from incorrect memory lifetime handling in WebMCP, where previously freed memory may be accessed after release, creating a condition that can corrupt heap state and destabilize control flow.

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Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption in the browser process by means of a malicious web page. Depending on exploit reliability and surrounding mitigations, this may result in browser crash, denial of service, or potentially further compromise of the affected process. The provided content states that unpatched Chrome flaws in this release could allow arbitrary code execution, system compromise, or denial-of-service conditions, but does not specifically confirm code execution for CVE-2026-3918.

Mitigation

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If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted websites and untrusted HTML content until the update is applied. Enterprise defenders can prioritize rapid browser patch deployment, enforce browser restarts so the fix takes effect, and use standard browser hardening and web filtering controls to reduce exposure to malicious pages. Specific temporary vendor-supplied mitigations were not provided in the content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.71 or later on Linux, or the corresponding 146.0.7680.71/72 stable builds on Windows and macOS referenced in the release information. Applying the vendor update and restarting the browser is the primary remediation.
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