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Google Chrome CVE-2026-95339

| EUVDEUVD-2026-89213 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-09-23 vendor:ubuntu GHSA-34hx-w43q-q43p
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: vendor:ubuntu
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious page
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted web content
  3. Exploit
    Trigger use-after-free in Chrome
  4. Execution
    Reclaim freed object for control
  5. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code / escape sandbox

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to load attacker-controlled web content in Google Chrome - visiting a malicious page or rendering a malicious embedded resource (ad/iframe) - consistent with UI:R in the vector. No authentication is required (PR:N) and the attack is remote over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). The primary limiting factor is the required user interaction; there is no non-default configuration prerequisite indicated. The exact triggering feature/component cannot be named because the CVE description is unavailable, so defenders should treat any untrusted web browsing on unpatched Chrome as at-risk and prioritize deploying the fixed stable-channel build.

Impact

This is a Google Chrome CWE-416 use-after-free carrying a CVSS 9.6 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - the scope change (S:C) plus full C/I/A impact signals a memory-corruption bug capable of escaping the renderer sandbox, the highest-consequence class of browser flaw. The only gating factor is user interaction (UI:R): the victim must visit or interact with attacker-controlled web content, which is trivially achievable at scale. A vendor patch is confirmed available (Chrome stable-channel update). Against these severity signals, the exploitation-likelihood signals are ABSENT rather than negative: no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC are present in the input, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or weaponized exploit code at this time. Note a data caveat: 'Reported by: vendor:ubuntu' reflects the Ubuntu package/security tracker surfacing the CVE, not the original discoverer - the authoritative source is the Google Chrome release advisory. The actual affected component (e.g., V8, ANGLE, WebGPU, Blink subsystem) is not stated because the description is '[Unknown description]'; this limits precision on exploit conditions. Overall: a genuinely high-priority patch-now issue given Chrome's ubiquity and the RCE-class impact, but without KEV/EPSS/POC it should be treated as high-severity-not-yet-known-exploited rather than confirmed in-the-wild.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page (or injects a malicious ad/iframe into a legitimate site) that triggers the use-after-free when a Chrome user visits it. Exploiting the freed-then-reused object gives the attacker memory control leading to arbitrary code execution, and the scope change suggests a path beyond the renderer sandbox. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and success requires the victim to load the attacker's content (UI:R).

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv2 – Sep 29, 2026

Use-after-free memory corruption in Google Chrome allows remote attackers to corrupt memory and potentially execute code beyond the browser's normal security boundaries when a victim loads attacker-controlled web content. The flaw carries a CVSS 9.6 with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, meaning no authentication is required, the attack is network-delivered, and the scope change plus full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact indicate a flaw that can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component - consistent with a renderer sandbox escape. Exploitation requires the victim to visit a malicious page or render a malicious embedded resource such as an ad or iframe; at time of analysis there is no public exploit identified, but the vendor has released a patched stable-channel build and defenders should treat untrusted browsing on unpatched Chrome as high risk.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Sep 24, 2026 - 02:15

Ubuntu Linux is the product implicated by CVE-2026-95339, a record contributed by the Ubuntu security tracker, but the intelligence provided contains no description, no CVSS score or vector, and no CWE mapping, so the actual impact, the vulnerable component and the required attacker position cannot be stated. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and no CISA KEV listing, EPSS score or proof-of-concept reference accompanies the record. Because the underlying facts are unavailable, this entry should be treated as an enrichment placeholder rather than an actionable risk item until the Ubuntu tracker and NVD entries are populated.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix by updating Google Chrome to the latest stable-channel build from Google's September 2026 Stable Channel Update for Desktop advisory (http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html); patch availability is confirmed by the vendor, though an exact fixed version number was not included in the provided data and should be read from the advisory. Because Chrome updates often require a full browser restart, verify the installed version via chrome://version and ensure no stale processes remain, and use enterprise policies to force auto-updates so endpoints do not remain on vulnerable builds. Where immediate updating is not possible, treat all untrusted web browsing as at-risk: block or tightly restrict access to unclassified external web content from high-value users, keep site isolation and the renderer sandbox enabled (these reduce but do not eliminate use-after-free weaponization), and avoid clicking untrusted links or displaying untrusted embedded ads/iframes in unpatched sessions. Compensating controls have trade-offs - disabling JavaScript or blocking broad web categories will break many business applications, and Enhanced Safe Browsing only offers telemetry-based warning, not a hard mitigation - so the sole reliable fix remains upgrading to the patched stable build.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 154.0.8037.57 <154.0.8037.57

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 154.0.8037.57

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-416, a use-after-free condition in Google Chrome's rendering or supporting code, where a heap object is freed and then referenced again, leading to memory corruption. Multi-source tags also include information disclosure and memory corruption, indicating the bug may both leak data and corrupt memory. The CVSS vector's scope change (S:C) with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact suggests the use-after-free can be leveraged past the renderer process boundary, the highest-consequence class of browser flaw. The attack is remote (AV:N), low complexity (AC:L), requires no privileges (PR:N), and is constrained primarily by user interaction (UI:R): the victim must load attacker-controlled web content, typically by visiting a malicious page or rendering a malicious ad/iframe. The exact Chrome component or feature involved cannot be named because the CVE description was not provided, but the Chromium issue tracker reference and the September 2026 Stable Channel Update for Desktop confirm it was addressed in a desktop Chrome release. No CPE strings were supplied, so affected inventory must be scoped to Google Chrome desktop stable installations below the fixed build.

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Severity by source

Vendor (vendor:ubuntu) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Remote web-content trigger (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) needs a page visit (UI:R); UAF sandbox-escape justifies S:C with full C/I/A, matching the provided vector.

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
SUSE CRITICAL

Primary rating from Vendor (vendor:ubuntu).

CVSS VectorVendor: vendor:ubuntu

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVSS changed
Sep 29, 2026 - 18:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)

DescriptionCVE.org

[Unknown description]

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome contains a critical use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-95339) that could allow attackers to escape the browser sandbox and execute code on affected systems. While no public exploit has been identified, the flaw is remotely exploitable and requires only that a user visit a malicious webpage or view a malicious ad. Organizations with unpatched Chrome installations face significant risk of compromise, making immediate patching essential to protect sensitive data and maintain operational integrity.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the most widely deployed web browser worldwide
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
Very High

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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