Description
Use after free in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-07-08
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A use‑after‑free vulnerability exists in the Actor component of Google Chrome. The flaw allows a remote attacker to write code that runs inside the browser’s sandbox when a user loads a malicious HTML page. The CVE description does not state that code can escape the sandbox or that additional privileges are obtained.

Affected Systems

All versions of Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 are.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability can be triggered remotely by loading a malicious HTML document; no additional interaction is required beyond visiting the page. Any user who loads such a page is at risk of executing arbitrary code within the browser sandbox. A CVSS score of 8.8 indicates high severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but defenders should still consider the high severity and apply the available patch promptly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 28, 2026 at 09:03 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or newer
  • Enable automatic updates so future builds are applied automatically
  • Avoid opening untrusted or suspicious HTML pages from untrusted sources

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 28, 2026 at 09:03 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4677-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6387-1 chromium security update
History

Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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Title Chrome Actor Component Use-After-Free Enables Remote Code Execution

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution in Sandbox

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution in Sandbox

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML Page

Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML Page

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML Page

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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'}

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Actor Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML Page

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a 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: 2026-07-10T03:55:27.047Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T17:07:40.968Z

Link: CVE-2026-15116

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-09T10:27:50.997Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-28T09:15:06Z

Weaknesses