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CVE-2019-5786

Google Chrome Blink Use-After-Free Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-06-13 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Chrome Releases (security updates), linked below.

Risk summary

MediumCISA KEV
6.5
CVSS base
62%
EPSS exploit probability
Medium
Severity
2022-05-23
Added to KEV
2022-06-13 (past due)
CISA due date

Actively exploited Google Chrome Blink vulnerability, Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2022-05-23.

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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2019-5786

Google shipped an emergency Chrome update for this Blink use-after-free in March 2019 because it was being exploited as a zero-day, famously paired with a Windows kernel bug. A crafted HTML page triggers out-of-bounds memory access in the FileReader API, and EPSS still scores it at 62%. Its Medium Severity label of CVSS 6.5 badly undersells a flaw that was used in live targeted attacks.

Do this: Check for any endpoints pinned to Chrome versions before 72.0.3626.121 and remove whatever process is blocking browser auto-update.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2019-5786

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Patch now
Exploited in the wild: confirmed by the CISA KEV catalog, not predicted.
The fix ships from the vendor: Chrome Releases (security updates).
Do this now: Federal remediation deadline 2022-06-13; treat it as your outer bound. Patch now and verify deployment on every exposed device.

Updated August 14, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2019-5786

Published
2022-05-23
Last revised
2022-05-23
Changes tracked
1

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

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What changed, and when
  • 2022-05-23 added to the CISA KEV catalog by CISA
  • 2026-07-17 CVSS 0.0 to 6.5; EPSS first scored at 61.5%

Recorded by Senserva on the dates shown, from CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. This is what moved and when, which neither the vendor advisory nor NVD publishes.

CISA required action

Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-06-13 (past due).

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Official fix for CVE-2019-5786

The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the Chrome Blink advisory on Chrome Releases (security updates).

Common questions about CVE-2019-5786

Is CVE-2019-5786 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-5786 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2022-05-23, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 62%.

What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2019-5786?

CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-06-13, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What fixes CVE-2019-5786?

The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Chrome Releases (security updates) for the patched Chrome Blink versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.

Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2019-5786?

Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2019-5786's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS, the KEV date, the CISA due date, and the required action. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).

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