CVE-2026-19142
Description
A flaw was found in Google Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component by convincing a user to interact with specific user interface elements through a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to heap corruption, potentially allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.
Statement
This Important vulnerability in Chromium's Views component allows a remote attacker to achieve code execution. Exploitation requires a user to interact with a specially crafted HTML page, which could lead to heap corruption. This risk is elevated due to the potential for arbitrary code execution within the browser's context.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Memory
If the expired pointer is used in a read operation, an attacker might be able to control data read in by the application.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
If the expired pointer references a memory location that is not accessible to the product, or points to a location that is "malformed" (such as NULL) or larger than expected by a read or write operation, then a crash may occur.
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
If the expired pointer is used in a function call, or points to unexpected data in a write operation, then code execution may be possible.
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