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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79198

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65808 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-3g93-jfgc-w65c
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via crafted page (AV:N, PR:N), user must visit it (UI:R), code runs inside sandbox with no scope change (S:U), but sandbox compromise yields high C/I/A.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:52 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
8.8 (None) 8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution inside the Chrome sandbox affects Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 through a use-after-free vulnerability in the Platform component, triggered when a user visits a specially crafted HTML page. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox, with full high-impact ratings on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker hosts crafted HTML page
Delivery
Deliver link via phishing or malvertising
Exploit
User opens page in vulnerable Chrome
Execution
Trigger use-after-free in Platform component
Impact
Execute arbitrary code inside Chrome sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The sole triggering condition is that a user running a vulnerable version of Google Chrome (prior to 152.0.7977.65) visits a crafted HTML page, requiring active user interaction (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.8 score reflects a dangerous attack profile: network-reachable, low complexity, no privileges required, and high impact across all three pillars, with only user interaction (UI:R) serving as a barrier. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted HTML or JavaScript designed to trigger the use-after-free condition in Chrome's Platform component, then lures a target user to visit it via phishing, malvertising, or a watering-hole attack. Upon page load in a vulnerable Chrome version, the freed memory object is accessed, corrupting the heap in a way the attacker controls, resulting in arbitrary code execution within the Chrome renderer sandbox. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which is the vendor-released patch as confirmed by the Chrome Stable Channel update advisory at https://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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