CVE intelligence

CVE-2026-12440

Vulnerability intelligence

Published Jun 17, 2026Sources checked Sep 28, 2026

9.6CRITICALCVSS out of 10

What this means

Review the available evidence

CVE-2026-12440 and is rated Critical severity with a CVSS score of 9.6. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.

CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog

EPSS0.3%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability

Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field

Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships

Overview

What is CVE-2026-12440?

Use after free in DigitalCredentials in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)