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Remote crafted extension triggers the bug with low complexity and no prior privileges but requires the user to load it (UI:R); impact is high yet scope-unchanged since code stays sandboxed (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).
CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Sandbox-confined remote code execution in Google Chrome's Extensions component (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox by getting a victim to load a crafted Chrome Extension, exploiting a use-after-free (CWE-416). Chromium rated the severity Medium because execution is contained within the sandbox rather than achieving full host compromise, though the NVD-style CVSS is 8.8. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is low at 0.24% (15th percentile).
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in Chrome's Extensions subsystem - the browser component that loads, manages, and executes WebExtension code (manifest-based extensions with their background service workers, content scripts, and extension APIs). A use-after-free occurs when memory is freed but a dangling pointer is later dereferenced, allowing an attacker who controls heap layout to reclaim the freed allocation and hijack control flow. Per the affected CPE (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*), this affects the desktop Chrome browser (Chromium engine) on all platforms served by the stable channel update; because the description specifies code executes 'inside a sandbox,' the corruption is triggered within the renderer/extension process boundary rather than the privileged browser process.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 151.0.7922.72 or later via the Stable Channel Update for Desktop (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html); Chrome auto-updates, so ensure clients relaunch the browser to apply the fix and verify the running version under chrome://settings/help. As a compensating control until patched, restrict extension installation through enterprise policy (ExtensionInstallBlocklist set to '*' with an ExtensionInstallAllowlist of vetted IDs, or ExtensionInstallForcelist for managed-only extensions) so users cannot load untrusted or crafted extensions - the trade-off is reduced user flexibility and possible breakage of legitimately-used add-ons. Users of Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera) should apply their vendor's build incorporating Chromium 151.0.7922.72. No sandbox-escape chain is required by this specific CVE, so keeping site isolation and the extension sandbox enabled (defaults) preserves the containment that limits impact.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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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-2026-50727
GHSA-7v9m-6384-f4jq