CVE-2026-9958

HIGH 8.8CVE-2026-9958 · Published 28/05/2026 · updated 21/07/2026

In short

CVE-2026-9958 is a HIGH (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability affecting chrome (google).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.22%, higher than 13.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 148.0.7778.215, 148.0.7778.216 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
chrome google	`< 148.0.7778.215< 148.0.7778.216`	`148.0.7778.215148.0.7778.216`

Description

Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html · Release Notes
issues.chromium.org/issues/504555886 · Permissions Required

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

chrome

google

< 148.0.7778.215< 148.0.7778.216

148.0.7778.215148.0.7778.216

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