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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-105619

| CVE-2026-113279 HIGH
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2026-10-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-2jq2-hg39-chq7
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted HTML page
  2. Exploit
    Page renders in Chrome Accessibility component
  3. Execution
    Trigger memory corruption (CWE-119)
  4. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code in renderer sandbox

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a victim using Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 to load attacker-controlled HTML that exercises the browser's Accessibility feature path - reflected in UI:R, the user must navigate to or open the crafted page. No authentication is required (PR:N). The key LIMITING factor is sandbox containment: the description explicitly states code executes 'inside the sandbox,' so a standalone exploit does not reach the host OS or other processes (S:U) and would need to be chained with a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability for full system compromise. Patched builds (156.0.8078.47 and later) are not affected.

Impact

This is a genuinely high-priority patching item for any organization running Chrome, though the real-world risk sits a notch below worst-case full-host RCE. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, 8.8) indicates a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw requiring only that a victim visit a crafted HTML page - the classic drive-by browser exploitation model. A critical limiting signal is in the description itself: code execution is 'inside the sandbox' (consistent with S:U, scope unchanged), meaning a successful exploit yields control of the renderer process but NOT the host unless chained with a separate sandbox-escape bug. Exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - there is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score, and no POC in the provided data, so this is not confirmed as actively exploited and should not be treated as a zero-day. However, memory-corruption bugs in Chrome's Accessibility subsystem are historically high-value targets, and Chromium rating this 'Critical' internally signals strong exploitability. Net: prioritize because of ubiquitous deployment and low attack complexity, but calibrate urgency down from an actively-exploited KEV item since no exploitation or POC evidence is present.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious HTML that triggers a memory-corruption bug in Chrome's Accessibility component, then lures a victim to visit it (phishing link, malvertising, or watering-hole). When the page renders, the attacker gains arbitrary code execution within the Chrome renderer sandbox. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and with AV:N/AC:L/UI:R the only barrier is getting the victim to load the page.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Memory corruption in Google Chrome's Accessibility implementation before version 156.0.8078.47 lets remote attackers execute arbitrary code at Chrome's sandbox privilege level by convincing a victim to open a crafted HTML page. Unauthenticated attackers can trigger the flaw through normal browsing, and because code execution is confined to the renderer sandbox, achieving host-level compromise requires chaining a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. Google rates this Critical (Chromium severity) with a CVSS of 8.8; a vendor patch is available and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or later - vendor-released patch: 156.0.8078.47, documented in the Chrome Releases stable-channel advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html) and tracked as https://issues.chromium.org/issues/570093145. Prioritize the update on endpoints that browse untrusted or internet-facing content, and verify version compliance programmatically rather than relying on users to restart browsers. Where immediate rollout is impossible, interim controls should target the attack vector: restrict exposure to untrusted HTML through URL filtering and email/web gateway inspection of HTML attachments, and use enterprise policy to keep Chrome on the managed update channel. Note the trade-off that disabling Chrome's accessibility features (via --disable-renderer-accessibility or the accessibility-related enterprise policies) reduces exposure to this specific code path but degrades or breaks assistive-technology support for users who depend on it, so it is suitable only as a short-lived measure on high-risk segmented hosts. Because the vulnerability only yields code execution inside the sandbox, hardening against sandbox escape - keeping site isolation enabled, minimizing exposed native services, and maintaining OS-level patches - limits post-exploitation impact; disabling site isolation to improve compatibility would directly undermine that containment and should not be considered.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) and sits in Chrome's Accessibility subsystem, the layer that exposes DOM and UI structure to assistive technologies and to platform accessibility APIs. Crafted HTML reaches this code path when Chrome builds or updates the accessibility tree, and malformed input drives an out-of-bounds memory access that corrupts renderer memory. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H describes a remote, low-complexity attack with no authentication requirement that nonetheless needs user interaction (the victim must load attacker-controlled HTML). Scope is Unchanged, which aligns with the advisory wording that code execution occurs 'inside the sandbox' - the compromised renderer remains subject to Chrome's site-isolation and sandbox boundaries, so full host compromise requires a second, separate sandbox-escape bug. Google classified this as Chromium security severity Critical.

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Severity by source

Vendor (google) PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.8 HIGH

Remote crafted page with no auth (AV:N/PR:N) and user must visit it (UI:R); code runs within the renderer sandbox so scope is unchanged (S:U) with high renderer-level C/I/A impact.

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:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 21, 2026 - 00:23 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Oct 20, 2026 - 23:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:19 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory corruption in Accessibility in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.47 carry a high-severity browser flaw that could allow malicious web content to run code within Chrome's protective sandbox, affecting employees who browse the internet. Given Chrome's broad deployment, leadership should treat version compliance as an urgent operational priority; no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and host-level compromise would require an additional exploit chain.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the dominant desktop browser across nearly all environments
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
High

Priority Score

44
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

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