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Google Chrome CVE-2026-113076

| EUVDEUVD-2026-105582 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-10-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-x8qc-68vw-288v
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 crafted HTML page
  2. Delivery
    Page triggers use-after-free in Toolbar
  3. Exploit
    Reclaim freed object with controlled data
  4. Execution
    Hijack execution in renderer
  5. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code inside 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 Google Chrome on Android at a version prior to 156.0.8078.47 and to load attacker-controlled HTML (UI:R - the user must navigate to or render the crafted page); it is not triggered automatically without that page load. The resulting arbitrary code execution is explicitly confined to the Chrome sandbox, so it does not by itself yield full device/OS compromise - a separate sandbox escape would be needed for that, which is the primary limiting factor on real-world impact. No special non-default configuration or authentication is required beyond visiting the page.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw requiring only that the victim load a crafted HTML page - the classic drive-by profile for a browser bug. However, two signals pull the real-world priority down from what 8.8 suggests. First, Google/Chromium assigned this a 'Medium' security severity, which conflicts with the HIGH CVSS score; this gap is typical for Chrome use-after-free bugs whose code execution is confined to the renderer sandbox, as the description explicitly states ('execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox'). Full device compromise would additionally require a separate sandbox-escape chain, which this CVE does not provide. Second, there is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public proof-of-concept in the provided data - so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Net assessment: a genuinely patch-worthy memory-corruption bug in an ubiquitous product, but absent a chained sandbox escape and with no exploitation signals, it is standard-cadence browser-patch priority rather than an emergency. Note the conflict to verify: the vendor 'Medium' rating versus the HIGH 8.8 CVSS - the vendor rating better reflects the sandbox-contained impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious HTML/JS that triggers the use-after-free in Chrome's Toolbar component on Android. A victim using a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 156.0.8078.47) simply visits the page, and the freed-object reuse is leveraged to execute arbitrary code within the renderer sandbox. No public PoC is identified at time of analysis, and the executed code remains sandbox-confined unless combined with a separate escape.

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 the Toolbar component of Google Chrome for Android allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox when a victim loads a crafted HTML page. All Chrome builds on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 are affected; the flaw scores CVSS 3.1 base 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), a classic drive-by browser profile where the only prerequisite is that the user navigates to or renders attacker-controlled content. Google rates the issue Medium in its own Chromium severity scale, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis; a vendor patch is available.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome for Android to 156.0.8078.47 or later, distributed through the Google Play Store (verify the installed version under Settings > About Chrome and force an update if the Play Store has not refreshed). Because exploitation requires only that the user load a crafted page, patching is the only durable fix and should be prioritized on Android devices with broad web exposure; update rollouts can lag by region or device, so confirm the version string rather than assuming auto-update succeeded. There is no configuration toggle or flag that disables the Toolbar component without crippling normal browsing, and blocking untrusted web content is not a practical compensating control for a general-purpose browser - interim risk reduction therefore rests on restricting browsing to trusted sites, disabling JavaScript where feasible (which breaks most modern sites) as a short-term trade-off, and applying prompt OS/Play Services updates in case a sandbox escape is later chained. Track the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html and the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/518068748 for updates; no vendor-released patch for a sandbox-escape chain was identified in the provided data, so monitor for follow-on advisories.

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 root cause is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in the Toolbar UI component of Chrome on Android. A use-after-free occurs when an object is freed but a dangling pointer to it is still dereferenced, so an attacker who can control the timing and contents of heap reuse - here via a crafted HTML page driving the browser through normal rendering paths - can redirect execution to attacker-influenced memory. Because the corruption is reachable through ordinary page rendering, it fits the drive-by model: no authentication or non-default configuration is needed, only that the victim view the page. Critically, the assessment scope is Unchanged (S:U) and the resulting code execution is explicitly confined to the Chrome sandbox, meaning the primitive yields code execution as the sandboxed renderer/UI process rather than direct device or OS compromise; chaining with a separate sandbox-escape bug would be required for that escalation, which is the main real-world limiting factor. The mismatch between Google's 'Medium' Chromium severity rating and the 8.8 CVSS base score reflects Google's sandbox-aware scoring model, which discounts impact that cannot escape the sandbox.

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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

Crafted web page over the network (AV:N, AC:L, PR:N) requiring the user to load it (UI:R); code execution stays in the renderer so scope is unchanged (S:U) with high C/I/A within that process.

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 Toolbar in Google Chrome on on Android 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: Medium)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome for Android is affected by a high-severity flaw that can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute code inside the browser sandbox when a user opens crafted web content. Leadership should care because routine mobile browsing by employees can create exposure without credentials or user-installed software, and remediation depends on coordinated Android fleet updates to 156.0.8078.47 or later. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, but the broad user base and drive-by nature make prompt remediation important.

Business Impact: High
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 browsers on Android globally
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
High

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.

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