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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79027

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65814 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-j524-j2m2-2mcv
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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8.1 HIGH

Network-delivered UAF via WebRTC traffic with no auth required, but AC:H reflects heap-shaping complexity; sandbox containment keeps scope unchanged with full renderer-level C/I/A.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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:N/SI:N/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

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:46 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
8.1 (None) 8.1 (HIGH)
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 WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution inside the Chrome sandbox is achievable via a use-after-free in the WebRTC component of Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65, exploitable by an unauthenticated remote attacker through crafted network traffic. The flaw requires high attack complexity (AC:H), constraining opportunistic mass exploitation, and code execution is limited to within the Chrome renderer sandbox, reducing but not eliminating post-exploitation impact. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to attacker-controlled WebRTC endpoint
Delivery
Establish WebRTC session via browser
Exploit
Send crafted malicious RTP/RTCP network packets
Execution
Trigger use-after-free in freed heap object
Persist
Corrupt memory to redirect execution
Impact
Execute arbitrary code inside Chrome renderer sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must be running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 and must have an active WebRTC session processing attacker-controlled network traffic - this occurs when visiting a page that initiates a WebRTC connection (peer-to-peer call, data channel, or video conferencing) with an endpoint the attacker controls or can inject traffic into. … 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 severe potential impact if exploited, but the AC:H metric is a meaningful real-world constraint - UAF exploitation in modern Chromium typically requires precise heap-shaping, timing control, or race-condition triggering, making reliable exploitation considerably harder than AC:L bugs. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker establishes or hijacks a WebRTC session with a victim running an unpatched version of Chrome - for example, by luring the victim to a malicious web page that initiates a WebRTC data or media channel. The attacker then sends a sequence of specially crafted RTP or RTCP packets designed to trigger the use-after-free condition in Chrome's WebRTC processing path, corrupt heap memory, and redirect execution to attacker-controlled code. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, as documented in the Chrome Stable Channel Update advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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