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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79047

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65771 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-8gp5-4955-5wrr
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Remote crafted page with no auth (AV:N/PR:N) but victim must open it (UI:R); sandbox escape crosses a trust boundary (S:C) giving full host compromise (C/I/A:H).

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:47 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
9.6 (None) 9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox-escaping remote code execution in Google Chrome (Views UI component) before 152.0.7977.65 allows a remote attacker to run arbitrary code on the host after luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free rated High by Chromium and CVSS 9.6 due to the scope change (sandbox escape), but requires user interaction (visiting an attacker-controlled page) and has no public exploit identified at time of analysis. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Host crafted HTML page
Delivery
Phish victim to open page
Exploit
Trigger Views use-after-free
Execution
Reclaim freed object, hijack control flow
Persist
Execute code outside sandbox
Impact
Compromise host process

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires user interaction (CVSS UI:R): the victim must be socially engineered into visiting an attacker-controlled crafted HTML page in a vulnerable Chrome build older than 152.0.7977.65 - no authentication or prior privileges are needed (PR:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals are mixed and should temper the raw 9.6. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page that triggers the Views use-after-free and hosts it on a lookalike or compromised site, then uses phishing or a malvertising lure to get a victim to open it in a vulnerable Chrome build. When the page loads, the dangling pointer is reclaimed with attacker-controlled data, and control-flow hijack in the browser process yields arbitrary code execution outside the renderer sandbox. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: 152.0.7977.65 - update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later via Chrome's built-in updater (chrome://settings/help) and relaunch to complete the update, then confirm the same baseline across Chromium-derived browsers as their vendors ship equivalent builds. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, notify your user base that critical Chrome updates are available and updates should be applied immediately; verify your automated update systems are functioning. …

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