Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in the Views component of Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65. An attacker who lures a user to a specially crafted web page can cause the browser to run code outside its sandbox, giving the attacker arbitrary code execution.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome releases prior to 152.0.7977.65 are affected; that includes all patch levels before that specific revision.

Risk and Exploitability

The flaw has a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating a critical severity, though no EPSS score is available and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The exploit requires social engineering to convince a user to visit a malicious page, so it is less likely than a purely remote attack, but successful execution would allow the attacker to run code with the privileges of the application.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 03:29 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later where the use-after-free bug has been fixed.
  • Enable automatic updates to ensure the browser receives security patches promptly.
  • Configure the browser's security settings to enforce strict sandboxing, disable potentially dangerous extensions, and use safe browsing features to block malicious content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 03:29 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4771-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6482-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Views Enables Remote Code Execution

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside 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: 2026-08-27T03:56:05.996Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:08:14.857Z

Link: CVE-2026-79047

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:19:31.583Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:00.473

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:17:13.343

Link: CVE-2026-79047

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T05:15:04Z

Weaknesses