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CVE-2026-9117 — Google Chrome

CVSS v3.1 7.5 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.0% (higher than 7.4% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 4/10 · Published 2026-05-20

As of 2026-05-21, CVE-2026-9117 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, CVSS v3.1 7.5, EPSS 0.0% (7.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-9117, most recently “Google Chrome Stable 148.0.7778.178/179 — CVE-2026-9111 WebRTC Use-After-Free RCE & CVE-2026-9110 UI Inappropriate Implementation (16 CVEs Patched)”.

Last updated: 2026-05-21

What is CVE-2026-9117?

Type Confusion in GFX in Google Chrome on Linux, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.179 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)

The record classifies CVE-2026-9117 under weakness class CWE-843. 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 115 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): 0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7.4% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 4/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-05-20, last modified 2026-05-21

Is CVE-2026-9117 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 8 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

Google: Chrome

How to fix CVE-2026-9117

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-9117 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-9117

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-9117, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Google Chrome Stable 148.0.7778.178/179 — CVE-2026-9111 WebRTC Use-After-Free RCE & CVE-2026-9110 UI Inappropriate Implementation (16 CVEs Patched) — CRITICAL · 2026-05-21

Sources

Seeded from cveorg and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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