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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79150

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65969 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-6j7v-3528-q58w
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 (AV:N, low complexity) needs only a user visit (UI:R, PR:N); sandbox escape changes scope (S:C) and yields full code execution (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 - 16:50 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
9.6 (None) 9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:09 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:09 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: Critical)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox-escaping remote code execution in Google Chrome for macOS (versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) stems from a use-after-free in the Views UI framework, letting a remote attacker run arbitrary code outside the renderer sandbox when a victim loads a crafted HTML page. Google rates the Chromium severity Critical and CVSS is 9.6, but there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is a low 0.41%. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Page renders in Chrome Views component
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free in browser process
Execution
Reclaim freed memory with controlled data
Persist
Execute arbitrary code outside sandbox
Impact
Full browser-process compromise on macOS

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to load attacker-controlled web content in a vulnerable macOS Chrome build (UI:R - user interaction in the form of visiting or rendering a crafted HTML page). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals here are genuinely mixed and should be weighed rather than taken at face value. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page (or injects it via a malvertisement or compromised site) and lures a macOS Chrome user to visit it. When the page is rendered, it triggers the use-after-free in the Views component, corrupting browser-process memory to execute attacker-controlled code outside the renderer sandbox. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later on macOS via the Stable channel update (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html); in most deployments this happens automatically, so the actionable step is to trigger 'chrome://settings/help' to force the update and relaunch, or push the new build through your MDM/enterprise management channel. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Inventory all macOS Chrome installations and push notification to end users about the critical patch; enable or verify Chrome auto-updates are active organization-wide. …

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