CVE-2026-14040: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2026-14040 · CVSS 8.8 HIGH · EPSS <1% · patch available

Use after free in BrowserTag in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Is CVE-2026-14040 exploited?

• Not in the CISA KEV catalog.
• EPSS puts exploitation in the next 30 days at <1%.
• Public exploit code: none found in monitored sources.

Which products and versions are affected?

No affected package list recorded here yet.

Is there a patch?

• Release Notes

What PlainSec published about CVE-2026-14040

• Chrome Fleet Exposure Ends Only After Every Build Updates (2026-07-01)

Primary sources

• NVD record

What this record does not say

• No affected package data.

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-14.