CVE-2026-9874: exploitation status and patch state

CVE-2026-9874 · EPSS <1% · patch available

Use after free in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Is CVE-2026-9874 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-2026-9874

• Chrome’s Memory-Safety Hot Zone Gets Another Big Patch (2026-05-30)

Primary sources

• NVD record

What this record does not say

• No CVSS score from NVD.
• No affected package data.

KEV and EPSS are re-checked daily. Record last updated 2026-08-15.