Critical Chrome RCE in Linux/ChromeOS; widely used browser; could disrupt enterprise operations.
CVE-2026-7363
Use-after-free in Chrome Canvas on Linux/ChromeOS enables RCE via crafted HTML
Is CVE-2026-7363 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-7363 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-7363?
CVE-2026-7363 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-7363?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-7363. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-7363 affect?
CVE-2026-7363 affects Google Chrome on Linux, ChromeOS (pre-147.0.7727.138). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-7363?
Patch when released; enable auto-update
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
RCE in Chrome sandbox via crafted HTML page; attacker can run arbitrary code on affected host.
Immediate action required
- affected< 147.0.7727.138
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.