# CVE-2026-15765 — Google Chrome

> As of 2026-07-15, CVE-2026-15765 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.2% (21.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2026-15765, most recently “Multi-Vendor Critical Patch Roundup: Firefox 152.0.6, Chrome 150, Adobe ColdFusion/Commerce/AEM (APSB26-68/73/74), and VMware Avi Load Balancer (VMSA-2026-0005)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-07-15

## What is CVE-2026-15765?

Use after free in Ozone in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.125 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

The record classifies CVE-2026-15765 under weakness class [CWE-416](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/416.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 60 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 4.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-07-14, last modified 2026-07-15

## Is CVE-2026-15765 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-15765 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-07-15. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

## Affected products and versions

- **Google**: Chrome

## How to fix CVE-2026-15765

Vendor advisory: [https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html). Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-15765

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-15765, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Multi-Vendor Critical Patch Roundup: Firefox 152.0.6, Chrome 150, Adobe ColdFusion/Commerce/AEM (APSB26-68/73/74), and VMware Avi Load Balancer (VMSA-2026-0005)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1403) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-16
- [Chrome 150 Security Update Fixes 15 Vulnerabilities Including Two Critical Use-After-Free Flaws in Ozone (CVE-2026-15764, CVE-2026-15765)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1368) — CRITICAL · 2026-07-15

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-07-16. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [chromereleases.googleblog.com](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html)
- [issues.chromium.org](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/518007484)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-15765
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-15765 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp