Description
Use after free in Desktop in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.79 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Use after free in the Desktop layer of Google Chrome enables a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The vulnerability is a classic memory corruption flaw that reuses a freed memory pointer, allowing code execution with the reduced privileges of the sandboxed renderer. The flaw was marked High severity by Chromium security, reflecting its ability to bypass sandbox isolation and compromise the browser process.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects Google Chrome on all platforms that use the Desktop component before version 155.0.8059.79. No other vendors or products are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8 and an EPSS score of less than 1%, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is a crafted HTML page viewed by a vulnerable Chrome user. The flaw requires remote code execution via the renderer’s sandbox, and while the probability of exploitation is low, the potential impact is severe.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 03:01 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 155.0.8059.79 or later.
  • Ensure that automatic updates are enabled or that enterprise policies enforce regular update checks for Chrome.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, restrict access to untrusted web content by employing a content-security policy or network-level filtering to mitigate the risk of loading malicious HTML pages.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 16, 2026 at 03:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4838-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6562-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Use after free in Desktop
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Desktop in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.79 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

Subscriptions

Google Chrome
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T03:56:25.895Z

Reserved: 2026-10-13T16:49:46.233Z

Link: CVE-2026-110162

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T13:18:02.530Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T22:17:36.160

Modified: 2026-10-15T04:18:20.953

Link: CVE-2026-110162

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-13T21:01:41Z

Links: CVE-2026-110162 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-23T20:45:14Z

Weaknesses