Google Chrome Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Navigation Component Allowing Sandbox Escape

A use-after-free vulnerability has been identified in the Navigation component of Google Chrome, prior to version 148.0.7778.96. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially escape the sandbox by using a crafted HTML page.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a sandbox escape, allowing a compromised renderer process to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Remediation

Users can update to Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later to address this vulnerability.