What is CVE-2026-12441?

CVE-2026-12441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-12441?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-12441

Use after free in File Input in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-06-17 · last modified 2026-06-18.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% 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 149.0.7827.155
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175051… (Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/520157118 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12441?: CVE-2026-12441 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-12441?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.