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Remote crafted page needs only that the victim navigate to it (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R); code runs in the renderer with no scope change (S:U) but high memory-corruption impact (C/I/A:H).
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Use after free in InterestGroups in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome desktop before 150.0.7871.115 stems from a use-after-free in the InterestGroups component (the Protected Audience / FLEDGE ad-auction API of Privacy Sandbox), letting a remote attacker run arbitrary code within the renderer sandbox by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. Google rates the Chromium severity High, and the CVSS 8.8 reflects network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation gated only by user interaction (visiting a page). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV, though EPSS-style risk for Chrome memory-corruption bugs is typically elevated once details circulate.
Technical ContextAI
The affected component, InterestGroups, is part of Chromium's Protected Audience API (formerly FLEDGE), which stores per-site advertising interest groups in the browser to run on-device ad auctions. CWE-416 (Use After Free) means the code continues to reference heap memory after it has been freed, allowing an attacker who controls object lifetime and reallocation to corrupt memory and hijack control flow. Per the EUVD/NVD CPE scope, this affects Google Chrome builds prior to 150.0.7871.115 across desktop platforms; because Chromium is the upstream engine, downstream Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Electron apps) may share the vulnerable code until they rebase onto the patched revision.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 150.0.7871.115 or later on all desktop platforms via the Chrome Releases stable-channel advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html); relaunch the browser to apply the update since Chrome stages it in the background. For managed fleets, push the update through enterprise policy and force a restart to close the window between download and activation. Users of Chromium-based browsers should apply their vendor's build once it rebases onto the fixed revision. As an interim compensating control where immediate patching is impossible, restrict exposure by disabling the Privacy Sandbox / Protected Audience ad-auction features via enterprise policy (e.g., PrivacySandboxAdMeasurementEnabled / related ad-topics settings), accepting the trade-off that some ad-personalization and measurement functionality will stop working; also enforce cautious browsing and block untrusted sites, since exploitation requires the victim to load a malicious page.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-42479
GHSA-mm39-x96q-96j9