CVE-2026-19175
Description
A flaw was found in Google Chrome's Payments component. A remote attacker could exploit a use-after-free vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. This could potentially allow the attacker to escape the browser's security sandbox, gaining unauthorized access to the underlying system.
Statement
This Important vulnerability in the Chromium browser's Payments component allows a remote attacker to escape the browser's sandbox by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. This flaw could lead to further compromise of the user's system beyond the browser's security boundaries.
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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