#use-after-free
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Six articles published between 28 April and 16 May 2026 examine use-after-free vulnerabilities, with a severity mix of two high, three critical, and one low. The top CVEs include CVE-2026-45185 (CVSS 9.8), CVE-2026-5943 (CVSS 7.8), CVE-2026-8550 (CVSS 6.5), CVE-2026-8556 (CVSS 6.5), and CVE-2026-5942 (CVSS 3.3). Affected sectors span technology, all, email services, general, and software, with a global regional impact.
HIGHChrome 148 Patches ANGLE Data Leak, Google Lens UAF
Google fixed CVE-2026-8556 (ANGLE cross-origin leak) and CVE-2026-8550 (Google Lens use-after-free) in Chrome 148.0.7778.168 for Windows. Both flaws require a compromised renderer.
CRITICALChrome 148 Patches 79 Flaws, 14 Critical Including Heap Overflow
Google's Chrome 148 update fixes 79 vulnerabilities, 14 critical — including heap buffer overflow CVE-2026-8509 ($43K bounty) and integer overflow CVE-2026-8510 in Skia ($25K...
CRITICALExim BDAT Use-After-Free Flaw CVE-2026-45185 Enables Remote Code
CVE-2026-45185 (Dead.Letter) is a use-after-free in Exim's BDAT handling affecting GnuTLS builds — CVSS 9.8, remote code execution risk. Patches released.
CRITICALChrome 148 Patches 127 Flaws, Three Critical Use-After-Free Bugs
Google's Chrome 148 fixes 127 vulnerabilities including three critical-severity bugs (CVE-2026-7896, CVE-2026-7897, CVE-2026-7898) — integer overflow in Blink and use-after-free...
HIGHFoxit PDF Reader CVE-2026-5943 Use-After-Free RCE Exploited via
CVE-2026-5943: A use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader's AcroForm annotation handling allows unauthenticated RCE (CVSS 7.8). Requires user to open a malicious PDF.
LOWFoxit PDF Reader Use-After-Free Leaks Memory via AcroForm Signatures
CVE-2026-5942: A use-after-free in Foxit PDF Reader's AcroForm signature handling lets attackers read process memory. CVSS 3.3. User must open a malicious file.
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