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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79129

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65857 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-p736-wxj8-j2cw
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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8.3 HIGH

Network-delivered but requires victim UI interaction (UI:R) and non-trivial UAF/sandbox-escape exploitation (AC:H); no auth (PR:N); sandbox escape gives scope change and full C/I/A impact.

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

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 - 22:32 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Sessions in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via UI Interaction. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox-escaping remote code execution in Google Chrome for Android before 152.0.7977.65 stems from a use-after-free in the Sessions component (CVE-2026-79129, CWE-416). A remote attacker who lures a victim into a specific UI interaction (social engineering) can corrupt freed memory to run arbitrary code outside the renderer sandbox. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to malicious page (social engineering)
Delivery
Victim performs crafted UI interaction
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free in Sessions
Execution
Reclaim freed heap with controlled data
Persist
Escape renderer sandbox
Impact
Execute arbitrary code on device

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a malicious page to Google Chrome on Android (versions before 152.0.7977.65) AND to convince the victim, through social engineering, to perform a specific UI interaction that drives the vulnerable Sessions code path - the CVSS UI:R metric and the description's 'leveraging social engineering ... … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Signals here conflict and warrant scrutiny. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious web page and uses social engineering (e.g., a phishing message) to get an Android Chrome user to visit it and perform a specific UI action, such as interacting with a tab/session restore prompt. That interaction triggers the use-after-free in the Sessions component, letting the attacker's controlled data reclaim freed memory and execute code that escapes the sandbox. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome on Android to 152.0.7977.65 or later via Google Play; this is the primary and complete fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: identify all Android devices running Chrome versions prior to 152.0.7977.65 using your MDM system and send urgent patch notifications to affected users. …

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