Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker 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

The vulnerability is a use-after-free condition in Chrome's rendering views that can be triggered by a specially crafted HTML page. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. The weakness exploited is a memory-safety flaw classified as CWE-416, leading to complete loss of isolation between the browser process and the system.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome versions earlier than 152.0.7977.65 on all platforms are affected. Users running any version prior to that revision of Chrome are at risk until they apply the vendor update.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 indicates a high severity, confirming the critical danger posed by this vulnerability, and the flaw is considered a remote code execution vector. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to supply a malicious HTML page, so the attack is remote and can be performed over the internet. Because of the lack of a sandbox escape bypass, the attack vector relies on DOM manipulation and the use of the freed memory area.

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

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest stable Chrome update (152.0.7977.65 or later) to remove the use-after-free bug.
  • Disable or carefully manage browser extensions, as they can load arbitrary content that might exploit the flaw.
  • In environments where the update cannot be applied immediately, restrict access to untrusted HTML content and isolate the browser in a sandbox or network partition.

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

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:45:00 +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 to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:56:04.490Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:42.282Z

Link: CVE-2026-79257

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:19:28.200Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:20.230

Modified: 2026-08-31T18:13:08.517

Link: CVE-2026-79257

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T04:30:16Z

Weaknesses