Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessHost crafted HTML page
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ExploitLure victim to open page in Chrome
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ExecutionTrigger memory corruption in DevTools
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code inside sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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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 | Requires the victim to open an attacker-crafted HTML page in a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 156.0.8078.47), consistent with UI:R in the CVSS vector - this user-interaction requirement is the primary limiting factor. No authentication is required (PR:N). The flaw resides in the DevTools component and memory corruption (CWE-119). Critically, successful exploitation yields code execution only INSIDE the renderer sandbox (S:U, no scope change) - it is not a sandbox escape, so full host compromise would require chaining a separate escape vulnerability. Default configurations are affected; no special non-default setting is named as a prerequisite. |
| Impact | Signals conflict and must be read together. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8 High) frames this as a network-reachable, unauthenticated code-execution flaw requiring only that a victim open a crafted page - superficially a high priority. However, the description and Chromium's own 'Low' security-severity rating materially lower the real-world risk: code execution is explicitly confined 'inside the sandbox' and the scope is Unchanged (S:U), meaning this is NOT a sandbox escape and does not by itself yield host compromise. No EPSS score was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The CVE is not listed in CISA KEV and no POC is referenced, so this is no public exploit identified at time of analysis - there is no evidence of active exploitation. Net assessment: patch as part of normal Chrome update cadence, but this is closer to a high-CVSS/low-real-risk issue than an emergency; the headline 8.8 overstates urgency given the sandbox containment and Chromium's Low rating. The key discrepancy - CVSS 8.8 High versus vendor severity Low, driven by sandbox confinement - should be noted when prioritizing. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious HTML page and lures a Chrome user (versions prior to 156.0.8078.47) into visiting it, triggering memory corruption in the DevTools component. Successful exploitation runs attacker-controlled code within the browser's renderer sandbox, but does not escape it, so impact is contained to the sandboxed process absent a separate chained escape. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Memory corruption in Google Chrome's DevTools component (versions prior to 156.0.8078.47) allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution inside the renderer sandbox when a victim opens an attacker-crafted HTML page. No authentication is required, but exploitation hinges on user interaction (UI:R), and because the CVSS scope is unchanged (S:U), the impact is confined to the renderer sandbox rather than a full host compromise - chaining a separate sandbox escape would be required to break out. Signals conflict and must be read together: NVD-style scoring is 8.8 while Google rates the Chromium security severity as Low, no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, there is no CISA KEV entry, and the vendor has released a fixed build (156.0.8078.47).
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: 156.0.8078.47 - upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later via chrome://settings/help (or the platform package manager / managed auto-update) as documented in the October 2026 stable-channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html; Chrome normally auto-updates, so verify the installed version and force a relaunch. Where immediate upgrading is not possible, reduce exposure by restricting DevTools through enterprise policy - setting DeveloperToolsAvailability to 2 (disallow DevTools) blocks the affected component, at the cost of breaking developer and debugging workflows on managed endpoints - and avoid opening untrusted HTML pages in vulnerable builds; note these are compensating controls only and do not replace patching. Because exploitation is sandbox-confined (S:U), keeping the renderer sandbox and site isolation enabled preserves the primary containment boundary, and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis, so prioritization can follow standard Chrome stable-channel update cadence rather than emergency response unless new exploitation reporting emerges.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a CWE-119 improper-restriction-of-operations-within-the-bounds-of-a-memory-buffer (memory corruption) defect in Chrome's DevTools subsystem, which comprises the in-browser developer tools front end and the DevTools protocol/agent backend used for debugging and page inspection. The CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H describes a network-reachable, low-complexity bug requiring no privileges but requiring the target to open a crafted HTML page; the unchanged scope (S:U) is the key qualifier, meaning code execution stays within the renderer sandbox that already contains the malicious page. EUVD lists the affected build as Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47, i.e., releases before the 156.0.8078.47 stable-channel update; the fix is documented in Google's October 2026 stable-channel advisory and tracked in Chromium issue 532985249. Chromium-based browsers that inherit the same DevTools code may be affected pending their own upstream adoption, and no non-default configuration is named as a prerequisite, so default installations are in scope.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable crafted page needing user interaction (UI:R) and no auth (PR:N); arbitrary code execution gives C/I/A:H but confinement to the sandbox keeps scope Unchanged (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (google).
CVSS VectorVendor: google
Lifecycle Timeline
3DescriptionCVE.org
Memory corruption in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Executive ViewAI
A memory-corruption flaw in Google Chrome's DevTools could let an attacker run code inside the browser's renderer sandbox when a user opens a crafted HTML page, affecting organizations with unpatched Chrome installations below version 156.0.8078.47. Although full host compromise would require an additional sandbox escape and no public exploit has been identified, Chrome's broad footprint means unmanaged endpoints could still expose users to disruption or follow-on attacks. Leadership should prioritize updating Chrome to the fixed build and verifying endpoint coverage.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-105715
GHSA-662r-r2c6-8xmw
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