Use after free in Google Chrome
Priority CRITICAL 86Exploited in the wildCWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2022-05-23CISA due date 2022-06-13
EPSS 0.61085 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Chrome (Google): 72.0.3626.121puppeteer (npm): 1.13.0Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Active
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrome | before 72.0.3626.121 | 72.0.3626.121 | Patch available | CNA | |
| — | puppeteer (npm) | before 1.13.0 | 1.13.0 | Patch available | GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935 |
- Chrome VendorGoogle Affected before 72.0.3626.121 Fixed in 72.0.3626.121 Patch available CNA
- puppeteer (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.13.0 Fixed in 1.13.0 Patch available GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chrome (Google) Fixed in 72.0.3626.121
- Fix · GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935 puppeteer (npm) Fixed in 1.13.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2019:0481 Released 2019-03-11 · Red Hat rating Importantchromium-browser security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-72.0.3626.121-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-72.0.3626.121-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-72.0.3626.121-1.el6_10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) chromium-browser-72.0.3626.121-1.el6_10
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0481 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0481 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0481 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Supplementary (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2019:0481 |
Timeline
- 2022-05-23 Added to CISA KEV
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5786
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 2
More Google Chrome vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2019-5786 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-5786 · NVD
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-5786 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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