What is CVE-2026-6362?

CVE-2026-6362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-6362?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Use After Free in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-6362

Use after free in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-04-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 147.0.7727.101

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html (Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/500066234 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-6362?: CVE-2026-6362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-6362?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.