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CVSS VectorVendor: google
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Use after free in Proxy in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.103 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome versions prior to 149.0.7827.103 stems from a use-after-free condition in the Proxy component, enabling remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by delivering malicious network traffic. Chromium has rated this issue Critical severity, and while no public exploit is identified at the time of analysis, the network-reachable nature of the Proxy subsystem and Chrome's massive deployment footprint make this a high-priority browser patch. The CVSS 8.1 score reflects high attack complexity offset by no required privileges or user interaction.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability resides in Chrome's Proxy component, which handles proxy resolution, PAC (Proxy Auto-Config) script evaluation, and HTTP/HTTPS proxy connection management within the network service. CWE-416 (Use After Free) indicates that memory is referenced after it has been freed, typically because an object's lifetime is mismanaged across asynchronous network callbacks or reference-counted pointers. In a browser context, an attacker can manipulate heap layout via JavaScript or crafted network responses to control the contents of freed memory, then trigger the dangling pointer to achieve arbitrary read/write primitives and ultimately code execution within the renderer or network service process. Chromium's site isolation and sandbox mitigate post-exploitation impact, but a UAF in the network-facing Proxy layer is a well-known class of bug used in real-world Chrome exploit chains.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Chrome Stable 149.0.7827.103 - update Google Chrome to 149.0.7827.103 or later via the built-in updater (chrome://settings/help) or enterprise deployment tooling, and restart the browser to apply. Administrators of managed fleets should push the update through Group Policy, Jamf, Intune, or equivalent MDM and verify uptake via version telemetry. Downstream Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Electron apps) should be updated as soon as their vendors ship the corresponding Chromium merge. Until patching is complete, compensating controls include disabling system or PAC-based proxy configurations on endpoints that traverse untrusted networks (trade-off: breaks proxy-dependent enterprise traffic routing and split-tunnel VPNs), enforcing trusted-network-only proxy use via network policy, and blocking outbound connections to unknown PAC URLs at the egress firewall. Reference the Chrome Releases advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0153744567.html.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Memory Corruption
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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EUVD-2026-35243
GHSA-5qfq-3xhg-hc6j