What is CVE-2026-9954?

CVE-2026-9954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-9954?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Use After Free in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-9954

Use after free in TabStrip in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severit…

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.001 (30.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.216
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Release Notes)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-9954?: CVE-2026-9954 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-9954?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.