Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

In Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.109, a use‑after‑free flaw in the Views component allows a remote attacker who can coax a user into performing specific UI gestures to trigger heap corruption when loading a crafted HTML page. The flaw is classified as CWE-416 and CWE-787 and carries a Chromium severity rating of High. Based on the description, it is inferred that the corrupted heap could potentially allow arbitrary code execution or disrupt the browser process, but the CVE does not explicitly confirm such exploitation.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome browsers running any revision earlier than 151.0.7922.109 are impacted. No additional vendors or products are listed as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability requires a user to visit a malicious web page and perform certain UI gestures, so it is a user‑interaction‑dependent remote exploitation vector. The EPSS score is less than 1%, and the issue is not in the CISA KEV catalog. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5, reflecting its high severity. Based on the CVE description, it is inferred that the heap corruption could potentially enable code execution if an attacker crafts an appropriate input sequence, but this is not explicitly confirmed. Enterprises should treat it as a high‑risk exploit in the pipeline.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Chrome 151.0.7922.109 or later (the official update that fixes the flaw).
  • Enable Chrome auto‑update so that future security releases are applied automatically without manual intervention.
  • Use enterprise policy to restrict sites that can trigger gesture‑based interactions, reducing the window for the attack vector.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4728-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6422-1 chromium security update
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Chromium: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in Views
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Views Allows Potential Heap Corruption via Crafted Web Page

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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'}


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

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Views Allows Potential Heap Corruption via Crafted Web Page

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-08T03:55:35.128Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T16:51:49.881Z

Link: CVE-2026-19159

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T13:28:18.787Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-06T22:16:58.230

Modified: 2026-08-08T05:17:08.540

Link: CVE-2026-19159

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-06T20:33:50Z

Links: CVE-2026-19159 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T15:45:03Z

Weaknesses