ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-14043
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 GetUserMedia in Google Chrome 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: Low)
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 · high confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's GetUserMedia API (used for camera/microphone access) that allows a remote attacker with an already-compromised renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox and execute code outside the sandboxed context via a crafted HTML page.
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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Check installed Chrome browser versionNavigate to chrome://version in the Chrome address bar and record the version number shown under 'Google Chrome'Affected if The displayed version is less than 150.0.7871.47
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Verify version via command lineRun 'google-chrome --version' or 'chrome --version' in a terminal/command promptAffected if The reported version number is less than 150.0.7871.47
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Confirm Chrome is the browser in useCheck that the affected browser is Google Chrome (not Chromium-based variants with separate version numbering)Affected if The browser is Google Chrome with version < 150.0.7871.47
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Check Chrome update statusNavigate to chrome://settings/help to see if Chrome reports it is up to date or is actively updatingAffected if Chrome reports an update is available or shows version < 150.0.7871.47
A user is affected if they are running Google Chrome version lower than 150.0.7871.47 on any platform where the browser handles untrusted web content.
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. Until patched, limit exposure by restricting access to untrusted websites and ensuring the browser's sandbox is enabled.
Chrome 150.0.7871.47 or later
- Open Google Chrome
- Navigate to Chrome menu > Help > About Google Chrome
- Chrome will automatically check for and download updates
- Verify the version is 150.0.7871.47 or later
- Restart Chrome to complete the update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Chrome
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation0.5 h
- Testing0.5 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-14043 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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