Findings

CVE-2019-5786

Google Chrome Blink Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Published Jun 27, 2019 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · google chrome

Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 27, 2019 · Catalog

    Detected

    Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

  2. May 23, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 13, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA due date Jun 13, 2022

Affected

  • cpe google/chromeversion unspecified
  • vendor Google Chrome Blinkversion unspecified

Sources

  • CISA KEVCVE-2019-5786

    Google Chrome Blink contains a heap use-after-free vulnerability that allows an attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgCVE-2019-5786

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSCVE-2019-5786

    30-day exploitation probability 61.1%

    first.org
  • Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • Metasploit Modulesexploit_windows/browser/chrome_filereader_uaf

    Public module reference (manual). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDCVE-2019-5786

    Object lifetime issue in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.121 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page.

    nvd.nist.gov

References