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Use after free in Translate in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AnalysisAI
Use-after-free in Google Chrome's Translate component (versions prior to 151.0.7922.109) enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the browser's renderer sandbox by directing a user to a crafted HTML page. The CVSS 8.8 score reflects network-accessible, low-complexity exploitation gated only by a single user interaction - visiting an attacker-controlled page. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the RCE primitive within one of the world's most widely deployed browsers represents a materially significant attack surface.
Technical ContextAI
CWE-416 (Use After Free) describes a memory corruption class in which a program continues to use a pointer after the referenced heap memory has been freed, allowing an attacker who can control heap layout to redirect execution. The affected component is Chrome's built-in Translate subsystem, which processes HTML page content for language detection and translation. A crafted HTML page can trigger the UAF condition during Translate processing in the renderer process. Critically, Chrome's multi-process architecture means the renderer runs inside a sandbox, so successful exploitation achieves code execution within that constrained environment rather than directly on the underlying OS. Per EUVD data, affected versions are all Chrome releases prior to 151.0.7922.109.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later, as released in the stable channel update detailed at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01193673229.html. Chrome auto-updates by default, but enterprise administrators should confirm propagation via fleet management tooling and force-push the update if needed. As a compensating control before patching, disabling the Translate feature via enterprise policy (set TranslateEnabled to false in Chrome's managed policy configuration) eliminates the vulnerable code path at the cost of removing in-browser translation for all users. Restricting web access to untrusted origins via proxy or DNS filtering reduces exposure surface but does not remediate the vulnerability and should not substitute for patching.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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EUVD-2026-54117
GHSA-8g9r-mp6v-7m38