CVE•Published 2026-05-28•Modified 2026-07-21•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-9997Google · Chrome

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 93% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416Use After Free

Description

Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Timeline

Published 2026-05-28

Modified 2026-07-21

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

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-2026-9997

Hosts 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-2026-9997