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TI-2019-04098 Aliases CVE-2019-5786GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
GoogleChromebefore 72.0.3626.12172.0.3626.121Patch availableCNA
—puppeteer (npm)before 1.13.01.13.0Patch availableGHSA-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

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 72.0.3626.121VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 72.0.3626.121 Vulnerable ·Google

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 Important
    chromium-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 →

ProductStatusPlan 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

  1. 2022-05-23 Added to CISA KEV
  2. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-5786
  3. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c2gp-86p4-5935

References

  • 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
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