What is CVE-2026-10972?

CVE-2026-10972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-10972?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-10972

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-06-04 · last modified 2026-07-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 149.0.7827.53
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Release Notes)
issues.chromium.org/issues/513006660 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-10972?: CVE-2026-10972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2026-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-10972?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.