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Google Chrome CVE-2026-113015

| EUVDEUVD-2026-105688 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-10-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-v43g-72mw-cqm4
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious page
  2. Exploit
    Serve crafted HTML triggering Worker UAF
  3. Execution
    Reclaim freed object, corrupt memory
  4. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code in renderer sandbox

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to use the Web Workers feature path in Chrome by loading attacker-controlled HTML/JavaScript - i.e., the user must actively visit or be redirected to a malicious page (UI:R). No authentication is required (PR:N) and default Chrome configurations are affected, as Web Workers are a standard, enabled web platform feature. The key LIMITING factor is that resulting code execution is confined to the renderer sandbox (scope unchanged, S:U) per the description and Google's LOW severity rating; meaningful system-level impact requires chaining with a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. Required user interaction and Chrome's rapid auto-update mechanism further constrain real-world exploitation windows.

Impact

Signals are mixed in a way that matters for prioritization. The NVD CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 (High) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, implying remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity code execution with only user interaction required. However, the description explicitly limits the outcome to 'execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox,' and Google's own Chromium severity rating is LOW - a significant conflict with the 8.8 CVSS. This gap is explained by scope: the flaw yields renderer-process code execution confined by Chrome's sandbox, not a full sandbox escape or host compromise, so real-world impact is materially lower than the raw 8.8 suggests and typically requires chaining with a separate sandbox-escape bug to become dangerous. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Net assessment: genuine but not emergency priority - patch via normal Chrome auto-update cadence; treat as a high-CVSS-but-vendor-rated-low issue absent exploitation signals. Note the conflict explicitly: CVSS 8.8 vs. Chromium 'Low' severity, and 'arbitrary code execution' is sandbox-contained per the description, not host-level.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user with a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 156.0.8078.47) visits an attacker-controlled web page containing crafted HTML/JavaScript that abuses a Web Workers use-after-free. The freed object is reclaimed and manipulated to corrupt memory and execute attacker code within the renderer sandbox. No public POC is identified at this time, and the code runs confined to the sandbox unless combined with a separate escape primitive.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Use-after-free in Google Chrome's Web Workers implementation before 156.0.8078.47 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox when a victim loads crafted HTML/JavaScript; the CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, CWE-416), while Chromium itself rates the issue Low. The assessed impact is sandbox-confined, so system-level compromise would require chaining a separate sandbox escape, and exploitation requires user interaction plus a vulnerable pre-156.0.8078.47 build. No CISA KEV entry or public exploit is present in the supplied data, so the status is no public exploit identified at time of analysis; signals are mixed in a way that matters for prioritization because the numeric severity is high but the practical exploit path is constrained.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later, then relaunch the browser and verify via chrome://settings/help; use auto-update or enterprise browser-management policy to force the fixed version across the fleet. Because exploitation requires the victim to load crafted HTML/JavaScript and Web Workers are a standard enabled feature, disabling Workers or JavaScript broadly is not a practical targeted workaround and would break web applications; no vendor workaround is specified in the supplied references. Keep the Chrome renderer sandbox enabled-the assessment finds code execution confined to the sandbox, with host compromise requiring a separate sandbox escape-and isolate high-value browsing from untrusted pages until updates complete. Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html; Chromium issue: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497408124.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free in Chrome's Web Workers subsystem, the web-platform API that runs JavaScript in background threads within the renderer process. A stale reference to freed memory in the worker lifecycle can be triggered by attacker-controlled HTML/JavaScript, giving code execution in the renderer context; the CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H shows network delivery, low attack complexity, no privileges required, mandatory user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality/integrity/availability impact within that boundary. No CPE strings were supplied; EUVD identifies Chrome 156.0.8078.47 as the version boundary, and the Chromium severity is Low, consistent with the assessment that the renderer sandbox limits standalone host impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (google) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Remote crafted page, no auth, requires a page visit (UI:R); UAF yields high renderer-process C/I/A, but scope stays unchanged (S:U) since code is sandbox-confined.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 21, 2026 - 00:23 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Oct 20, 2026 - 23:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:18 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Workers in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome builds prior to 156.0.8078.47 contain a use-after-free in Web Workers that can let an unauthenticated attacker run code inside the browser's renderer sandbox when a user opens crafted web content. The exposure is broad for organizations with unpatched Chrome, but practical impact is limited to the renderer unless a separate sandbox escape is chained, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Leadership should care because browser fleets are widely deployed and user interaction is the only barrier, though a vendor fix is already available.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed desktop browsers worldwide
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Medium

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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