Description
Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use‑after‑free in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome for Windows. Once an attacker has already compromised the renderer process, the attacker can send specially crafted network traffic that frees a memory object and then accesses it, allowing execution of arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. The primary impact is remote code execution that can lead to full system compromise.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. The issue affects any machine running the affected Chrome release on the Windows platform.

Risk and Exploitability

The Chromium security severity is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.3. The EPSS score is below 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, making the overall exploit probability difficult to quantify. However, the requirement of a renderer‑process compromise and crafted network traffic indicates a high technical barrier. The likely attack vector is a remote attacker exploiting crafted traffic after a renderer compromise to execute code outside the sandbox, potentially gaining system‑level control.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 21:40 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or newer on all Windows machines
  • Use Chrome enterprise policies to disable or restrict the Chromoting remote‑desktop features, reducing the available attack surface
  • Ensure the Windows operating system and all other software are fully patched and run up‑to‑date endpoint protection to limit the risk of renderer process compromise

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 21:40 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 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chromoting Use‑After‑Free Enables Code Execution Outside Sandbox

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

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chromoting Use‑After‑Free Enables Code Execution Outside Sandbox

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:57:43.984Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:30.332Z

Link: CVE-2026-79247

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:06:24.872Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:19.107

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:17:54.730

Link: CVE-2026-79247

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T21:45:03Z

Weaknesses