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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote crafted page requires the user to visit it (UI:R) with no auth (PR:N); renderer-only execution keeps scope unchanged (S:U) with high C/I/A within the sandbox.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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5DescriptionCVE.org
Use after free in Input in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 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 version 151.0.7922.72 stems from a use-after-free in the browser's Input component (Chromium severity High, CVSS 8.8), permitting a remote attacker to run arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting the malicious page) but no authentication or prior privileges. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV; EPSS is low at 0.26% (17th percentile), consistent with a freshly patched browser bug not yet weaponized publicly.
Technical ContextAI
The flaw is a CWE-416 use-after-free in Chrome's Input subsystem, the component that dispatches and processes keyboard, mouse, touch, and pointer events between the browser and the Blink renderer. A use-after-free occurs when a heap object is freed but a dangling reference is subsequently dereferenced; an attacker who controls timing and heap layout via crafted HTML/JavaScript can reclaim the freed allocation with attacker-controlled data and hijack execution flow. Per the CPE (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*), all Chrome desktop builds prior to 151.0.7922.72 are affected. Notably, the description scopes code execution to 'inside a sandbox,' meaning successful exploitation yields control of the renderer process, which is confined by Chrome's site-isolation/sandbox and would require a separate sandbox-escape bug to reach the host OS.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 151.0.7922.72 or later on all desktop platforms; Chrome typically auto-updates, so restart the browser to apply the pending update and verify via chrome://settings/help. Users of other Chromium-based browsers should update once their vendor ships the merged fix. Consult the Chrome Releases advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html and the tracking issue https://issues.chromium.org/issues/522304853. If immediate patching is not possible, compensating controls include enforcing 'Restart to update' policies via enterprise management, restricting browsing to trusted sites, and (as a heavier trade-off that degrades usability of many modern sites) disabling JavaScript for untrusted origins to hinder the heap grooming needed to exploit a use-after-free; none of these fully eliminate risk and patching remains the only complete fix.
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-2026-50845
GHSA-42w5-9cqv-wq6x