Description
Improper input validation in History in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass system access restrictions into a privileged page via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-10-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

The CVE describes an improper input validation flaw in the History component of Google Chrome on Android versions older than 156.0.8078.47. By compromising the renderer process, a remote attacker can bypass system access restrictions and force a privileged page to load specially crafted network traffic, potentially executing arbitrary code with Chrome’s privileges.

Affected Systems

All Android devices running Google Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.47 are affected. The risk applies regardless of other security settings if those older versions remain installed.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 classifies the flaw as high severity. The EPSS score, listed as <1%, indicates a very low probability of exploitation. It is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. While a publicly documented exploit is not available, the described path—compromising the renderer process and delivering crafted network traffic—demonstrates that the vulnerability could lead to remote code execution with Chrome’s privileges. Consequently, the potential impact is high, and the likelihood of exploitation remains very low due to the EPSS <1%.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 12:58 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.47 or later through the Play Store or official update mechanism.
  • Reboot the device after installing the update to ensure all services and security contexts are refreshed.
  • If automatic updates are unavailable, manually uninstall the existing Chrome app and reinstall the latest version from the Play Store to guarantee the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on November 4, 2026 at 12:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4853-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6577-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Corruption in Chrome History Allows Remote Code Execution

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-119

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory corruption in History in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium) Improper input validation in History in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to bypass system access restrictions into a privileged page via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-20

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Memory Corruption in Chrome History Allows Remote Code Execution

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics 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'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 20 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Memory corruption in History in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-119
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-03T21:20:40.483Z

Reserved: 2026-10-19T23:04:55.490Z

Link: CVE-2026-113166

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T23:16:00.283Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-10-20T22:19:09.233

Modified: 2026-11-03T22:18:43.570

Link: CVE-2026-113166

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-04T13:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation