Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable via a web page with no auth, but reliable UAF exploitation needs heap grooming (AC:H) and victim must visit the page (UI:R).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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5DescriptionCVE.org
Object lifecycle issue in WebRTC in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Heap corruption in Google Chrome's WebRTC component (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) allows a remote attacker to exploit a use-after-free by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution in the renderer process. The flaw is a CWE-416 object-lifecycle error rated CVSS 8.8 with user interaction required. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.18% (8th percentile), indicating no observed weaponization despite the high CVSS.
Technical ContextAI
The vulnerability lives in WebRTC, the real-time peer-to-peer audio/video/data-channel stack built into Chromium and exposed to any web page via JavaScript APIs (RTCPeerConnection, data channels, media negotiation). The root cause is CWE-416 (Use-After-Free): an object's lifecycle is mishandled so that memory is freed while a dangling reference remains, and subsequent access corrupts the heap. Because WebRTC processing runs in the sandboxed renderer, a crafted HTML/JS page can drive the vulnerable code path without any plugin. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (desktop Stable channel), and the vendor tags (Memory Corruption, Use After Free, Information Disclosure) align with the classic UAF-to-info-leak/RCE primitive.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 151.0.7922.72 or later on the Stable desktop channel; the fix is delivered via Chrome's automatic updater, so verify at chrome://settings/help and relaunch to apply, since the update is inert until restart. Reference the Chrome Releases advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. In managed environments, push the update through your enterprise policy/MDM to force the relaunch. If patching must be delayed, compensating controls include disabling or restricting WebRTC via enterprise policy (which breaks legitimate video-conferencing/RTC apps that rely on it) and limiting browsing to trusted sites through web filtering to reduce exposure to attacker-controlled HTML; both are stopgaps only. Users of other Chromium-based browsers should apply their vendor's build that incorporates the equivalent Chromium fix.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-50633
GHSA-g442-2whp-xfm3