CVE•Published 2026-05-28•Modified 2026-05-29•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-9978Google · Chrome
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
Use after free in Glic in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Timeline
Published 2026-05-28
Modified 2026-05-29
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-9978Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Google Chrome"All exposed Google Chrome instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Chrome"HTTP body or banner mentions "Chrome" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-9978Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-9978Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-9978Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-9978GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-9978" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (4)
CVE-2026-99784 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
zulloper/cve-pocPython
CVE POC repo 자동 수집기
M1kysam/MalwareSentinel-AIPython
A Hybrid Machine Learning System for Malware Family Classification and PDF Threat Detection with LLM-Powered Explainability.
wawanwidiantara/wpsentryPython
WordPress security audit & exploitation toolkit — fingerprinting, CVE database matching, 60+ active checks (hardening, misconfig, injection, plugin CVEs), exploitation simulation, …