ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-13878
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse after free in Bluetooth in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome's Bluetooth implementation on macOS. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this memory corruption issue to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Fixed in version 150.0.7871.47.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 150.0.7871.47CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Google Chrome is installed on macOSOpen Terminal and run: ls /Applications | grep -i chrome, or check /Applications folder for Google Chrome.appAffected if Google Chrome is not found in Applications folder
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Determine the installed Chrome versionOpen Chrome, click Chrome menu > About Google Chrome, or run: /Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version in TerminalAffected if Version number displayed is lower than 150.0.7871.47
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Confirm the operating system is macOSClick Apple menu > About This Mac, or run: uname -s in TerminalAffected if Operating system is macOS and Chrome version is below 150.0.7871.47
User is affected if Google Chrome version on macOS is installed and the version is less than 150.0.7871.47
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped150.0.7871.47
Update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.47 or later on all macOS systems. Prioritize systems with exposed browser usage.
Chrome version 150.0.7871.47 or later (stable channel)
- Open Google Chrome on your Mac computer
- Click on the Chrome menu (three-dot menu) in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- Click on 'About Google Chrome'
- Chrome will check for updates and automatically download the latest version
- Click 'Relaunch' to restart Chrome and apply the update
- Verify the update was successful by returning to About Google Chrome and confirming the version number is 150.0.7871.47 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-13878 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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