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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-113425

| CVE-2026-76028 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-10-30 Chrome GHSA-7hg3-pcf7-3w6w
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted web page
  2. Exploit
    Deliver malicious HTML to Chrome
  3. Execution
    Trigger use-after-free in FileSystem
  4. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code in renderer 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

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 user of an unpatched Chrome build (any version prior to 156.0.8078.79) to load attacker-controlled crafted HTML that exercises the FileSystem component - this user interaction (UI:R: visiting the page) is the primary limiting factor, preventing fully automated/wormable exploitation. No authentication and no special non-default configuration are indicated by the CVSS vector (PR:N) or description; default Chrome configurations are affected. The key limit on real-world impact is scope: the description confines resulting code execution to inside the renderer sandbox, so damaging the host would require an additional, separate sandbox-escape vulnerability not covered here. The precise trigger mechanism beyond 'crafted HTML page' and the use-after-free class is not described in the available sources.

Impact

Signals are largely consistent and point to a serious but not emergency-grade issue. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 8.8) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw needing no privileges but requiring user interaction (the victim must load a crafted HTML page). SSVC counters the raw severity: Exploitation is 'none' (no observed or public exploitation), Automatable is 'no' (user interaction breaks mass-automation), while Technical Impact is 'total' - matching the C:H/I:H/A:H impact. EPSS is low at 0.20% (10th percentile), agreeing with SSVC that widespread opportunistic exploitation is currently unlikely. This is NOT a CISA KEV entry, so there is no confirmed active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', i.e. patch promptly but not an emergency - coherent with low EPSS, no KEV, and a patch already shipped. One important scoping nuance: the description states code executes 'inside the sandbox', so the C:H/I:H/A:H and SSVC 'total' impact apply to the renderer sandbox, not the host; full host compromise would require chaining a separate sandbox-escape, which this CVE does not provide. Net: a genuine high-severity browser memory-corruption bug worth prioritizing in normal patch cycles, but not a drop-everything scenario on current signals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing crafted HTML that triggers the use-after-free in Chrome's FileSystem component when a victim visits it. Successful exploitation yields arbitrary code execution within the renderer sandbox; no authentication is required but the victim must load the page (UI:R). No public exploit code is identified in the provided data, and SSVC marks exploitation as 'none'.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026

Use-after-free in Google Chrome's FileSystem component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox when a user loads a crafted HTML page, affecting all Chrome builds prior to 156.0.8078.79. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and no authentication (PR:N), and code execution is confined to the sandbox, so host compromise would need a separate sandbox escape. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and Chrome is not in CISA KEV; EPSS is 0.20% (10th percentile), so risk is serious but not emergency-grade, with patching targeted for this week.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.79 or later - a vendor-released patch is available, and the fixed version is published in the Chromium stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02107719452.html. Because Chrome's update mechanism stages releases, verify the installed build via chrome://version and force a restart of the browser so the pending update applies; unattended or managed fleets should push 156.0.8078.79 through the enterprise update policy rather than waiting for user-driven restarts. Note the sandbox containment: patched Chrome removes the in-sandbox code-execution primitive, but environments treating renderer compromise as high impact should also prioritize timely application of future sandbox-escape fixes, since only a separate escape bug would extend this flaw to the host. No workaround short of updating is described in the available sources, and blocking crafted content is not viable given the breadth of the FileSystem surface; the limiting factor in the interim is user interaction with attacker-supplied HTML, so restricting navigation to untrusted pages reduces exposure only partially.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.79 <156.0.8078.79

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.79

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in Chrome's FileSystem implementation - the browser code that backs the FileSystem API surfaced to web content. In this class of defect, a memory object is freed while a reference to it is still reachable, and later dereferencing that dangling pointer lets attacker-influenced data be interpreted as a control structure, which in Chrome's renderer yields arbitrary code execution. The affected product is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, i.e. every Chrome build below 156.0.8078.79; the crafted HTML page is the delivery vector, and because the resulting execution is inside the renderer sandbox, filesystem or OS-level access would require chaining with a distinct sandbox-escape bug. The trigger path beyond 'crafted HTML page exercising FileSystem' is not described in the available sources, and Chromium rates the issue security severity High.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) 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 privileges but required user interaction (UI:R); code runs inside the renderer sandbox so scope is Unchanged, with high C/I/A within that context.

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

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 30, 2026 - 14:37 NVD
8.8 (None) 8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Oct 30, 2026 - 00:05 cve.org
HIGH 8.8
CVE Published
Oct 30, 2026 - 00:05 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Google Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.79 contain a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the FileSystem component that could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox when a user visits a malicious webpage. While this does not directly compromise the host system, it poses a significant risk to our workforce's browser security and could serve as a stepping stone for further attacks, affecting all employees who use Chrome. Leadership should prioritize patching this week to maintain a secure browsing environment.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the world's most widely deployed web browser
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
5 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 0.2%
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

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

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.

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

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

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