UA-Free in Chrome Printing (148.0.7778.96) Remote Sandbox Escape
CVE-2026-8001 Published on May 6, 2026

Use After Free in Printing in Google Chrome on Linux, Mac, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-8001 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2026-8001 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-8001

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Affected Versions

Google Chrome: