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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78913

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65994 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-pqpg-c2x7-h8mf
8.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
8.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.0 CRITICAL

Sandbox escape elevates scope to Changed (S:C); AC:H and PR:N match network-reachable UAF requiring heap manipulation but no credentials.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 14:29 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
HIGH 8.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free in Chrome's Chromoting (remote desktop) component allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox via crafted network traffic, affecting all Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. The sandbox-escape dimension elevates this beyond a typical renderer vulnerability, as successful exploitation could yield code execution in a broader process context. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify target with Chromoting/Chrome Remote Desktop active
Delivery
Send crafted network traffic to Chromoting handler
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free via heap corruption
Execution
Manipulate freed memory to control instruction pointer
Impact
Execute arbitrary code outside Chrome sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the targeted Chrome instance is actively running the Chromoting component - meaning the user has Chrome Remote Desktop configured and a Chromoting session is established or being negotiated, making this not a default-configuration exposure for typical browser users. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) reflects network-reachable exploitation requiring no credentials and no user interaction, but with high attack complexity - consistent with SSVC's 'Automatable: no' determination. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who can send crafted network traffic to a Chrome instance actively using the Chromoting (Chrome Remote Desktop) protocol triggers a use-after-free condition in the Chromoting network handler. By carefully controlling heap memory layout - requiring the high attack complexity captured in AC:H - the attacker redirects execution to attacker-controlled data, achieving arbitrary code execution outside Chrome's sandbox. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch as confirmed by the Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Start within 24 hours by inventorying Chrome versions in your environment (navigate to chrome://settings/help on test endpoints) and immediately disabling Chromoting via Chrome policies if not business-critical, or restricting access to internal networks only. …

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