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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79140

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65866 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-rf89-6r6p-2g8p
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 needs no auth (PR:N) but requires the user to visit it (UI:R); the sandbox escape crosses a trust boundary (S:C) yielding full RCE (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 - 16:49 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 on on Mac prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox-escaping remote code execution affects Google Chrome for macOS before 152.0.7977.65 through a use-after-free in the Views UI component, letting a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page run arbitrary code outside the renderer sandbox. Google has shipped a fixed stable-channel build; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and CISA has not listed it in KEV. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Groom browser heap allocations
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free in Views
Execution
Reclaim freed object, hijack control flow
Persist
Escape renderer sandbox
Impact
Execute arbitrary code in browser process

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to actively load attacker-controlled content - a crafted HTML page - in Google Chrome for macOS on a version below 152.0.7977.65 (UI:R in the CVSS vector confirms required user interaction). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Signals here are mixed and should be weighed carefully rather than reacting to the headline 9.6. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a malicious web page that grooms the browser heap and triggers the Views use-after-free, then serves the link via phishing, malvertising, or a compromised site. When a macOS Chrome user on a vulnerable version visits the page, the dangling pointer is exploited to escape the sandbox and execute code with browser-process privileges. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later on macOS via Chrome's built-in updater (chrome://settings/help) and relaunch the browser to complete installation, since the fix does not take effect until restart. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Identify all macOS systems running Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65 using your endpoint management tools. …

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