Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to crafted HTML page
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ExploitTrigger use-after-free in Chromoting
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ExecutionReuse freed memory for control
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code within sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) functionality path in Chrome and to open or render a crafted HTML page in a vulnerable build prior to 156.0.8078.47 - user interaction (navigation to the attacker's page) is mandatory per UI:R, which is the primary limiting factor. No authentication or elevated privileges are needed (PR:N). The critical containing factor is that the resulting arbitrary code execution occurs strictly inside the browser sandbox, so without a chained sandbox-escape vulnerability the attacker does not gain code execution on the host OS; this containment is why Chromium rated the issue 'Low' despite the network attack vector. |
| Impact | Signals are genuinely conflicting and must be weighed carefully. The supplied CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8) presents this as a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated remote code execution needing only that a victim open a crafted HTML page. However, the description explicitly states the arbitrary code executes INSIDE the sandbox, and Google/Chromium rated the security severity as Low - a direct contradiction of the 8.8 High score. Sandbox-contained execution means an attacker gains code execution only within a restricted renderer/host process and still requires a separate sandbox-escape to achieve real system compromise; the 8.8 score appears to overstate real-world impact for that reason. On exploitation likelihood: this is NOT in CISA KEV and no public exploit code is referenced, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No EPSS score, POC flag, or SSVC decision data was provided, so automatability and exploitation-maturity signals are unknown. Net assessment: real priority is MODERATE despite the High CVSS - the ubiquity of Chrome and the user-interaction-only barrier argue for prompt patching, but the sandbox containment and absence of known exploitation argue against emergency treatment. Verify the effective impact with Google, since CVSS High and vendor 'Low' severity disagree. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious content that triggers the use-after-free in Chrome's Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) component; when a victim running a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 156.0.8078.47) visits the page, the freed-then-reused memory is manipulated to execute attacker-controlled code within the browser sandbox. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) - the victim must navigate to the page - but no authentication or special privileges. No public proof-of-concept or exploit code is referenced in the provided data, and resulting code execution is confined to the sandbox absent a separate escape. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Use-after-free in Google Chrome's Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) component allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox when a victim renders a crafted HTML page on builds prior to 156.0.8078.47. Exploitation is gated by mandatory user interaction (the victim must navigate to attacker-controlled content) and the resulting code execution is confined to the sandbox, which is why Chromium assigned the issue a Low security severity; our independent assessment likewise rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as Low rather than the 8.8 base score published in other feeds. No public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and no KEV listing applies.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later - the vendor-released patch version - and restart the browser so the new binary is loaded; confirm the build under chrome://version. Rely on Chrome's auto-update, or, in managed fleets, force the version through Google Update / Chrome Browser Cloud Management and verify compliance, since browser zero-interaction updates are the only complete fix for a renderer memory-corruption bug of this class; see https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html. Where patching must be staged, the most meaningful compensating control is to remove or disable the Chrome Remote Desktop host component and block installation of the CRD web app and host service via enterprise policy - the trade-off is loss of remote-support capability for those endpoints - while keeping the Chrome sandbox, site isolation and any sandbox-hardening features enabled so that a successful in-sandbox exploit cannot escalate to the OS. Blocking crafted HTML is not a practical control for a general-purpose browser, and no configuration change fully neutralizes the flaw, so treat the version upgrade as mandatory rather than optional; the absence of published exploit code does not materially reduce urgency for an internet-facing browser component.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is CWE-416 (use after free) in Chromoting, the remoting stack behind Chrome Remote Desktop that streams a remote desktop session into the browser and brokers input/display data across the renderer, remoting client and host components. A use-after-free means an object is freed while a reference to it survives, so a crafted HTML page can drive the remoting code path into reusing freed memory - classic memory-corruption territory that, in a browser renderer, typically converts into controlled execution within the renderer's sandbox. Chromium's Low rating reflects that containment: the bug yields in-sandbox code execution only, and gaining host-level impact would require chaining a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability (e.g., a compromised Mojo/IPC broker interface or OS-level primitive), which this CVE does not provide. No CPE enumeration was supplied, but EUVD version data places affected builds at Chrome 156.0.8078.47 and earlier; the 8.8 CVSS v3.1 score in aggregated feeds (C:H/I:H/A:H) conflicts with our assessed vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L, and the gap is explained by sandbox containment plus the UI:R precondition rather than by any disagreement about the underlying memory-safety defect.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable via crafted page (AV:N, AC:L, PR:N, UI:R), but code execution is sandbox-contained with no scope change, so impacts are Low not High.
Primary rating from Vendor (google).
CVSS VectorVendor: google
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Use after free in Chromoting 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
Google Chrome builds below 156.0.8078.47, especially those used for Chrome Remote Desktop/Chromoting, require management attention because a crafted web page could allow code execution within the browser sandbox after user interaction; no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The broad Chrome estate and remote-support use cases create operational exposure, but sandbox confinement and the need for a user to visit attacker-controlled content make the practical business risk lower than the headline 8.8 score. Leadership should prioritize accelerated patching for remote-work and remote-support populations and verify fleet-wide compliance.
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Threat Intelligence Overview
How this decision was reached
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
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.
EUVD-2026-105757
GHSA-q9q8-43vq-vw4h
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
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