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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-65778

| CVE-2026-79257 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-5hcf-v5vv-qjf2
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Network-reachable via a web page with no privileges (PR:N) but requiring the victim to open it (UI:R); the sandbox escape yields a scope change (S:C) with full code execution, so C/I/A are all High.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:55 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
9.6 (None) 9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Google Chrome desktop before 152.0.7977.65 lets an unauthenticated attacker escape the renderer sandbox and run arbitrary code on the host when a victim opens a crafted web page. The bug is a use-after-free in the Views UI framework, rated High by Chromium and carrying a CVSS 9.6 due to a scope change (sandbox escape). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Render triggers use-after-free in Views
Exploit
Reclaim freed heap object
Execution
Execute code in browser process
Persist
Escape renderer sandbox
Impact
Run arbitrary code on host

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a victim to open attacker-controlled content in a vulnerable Chrome build before 152.0.7977.65 (UI:R - the crafted HTML page must be loaded), but needs no authentication or prior privileges (PR:N) and works over the network against default Chrome installations. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals conflict in an informative way. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page (or injects one via a malicious ad or compromised site) and lures a victim running a vulnerable Chrome build to visit it. The page triggers the use-after-free in Views, corrupts heap memory to gain code execution, and chains the primitive to escape the sandbox and run arbitrary code with the browser process's privileges. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: 152.0.7977.65 - update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later on all desktop platforms via the Stable channel and relaunch the browser to apply the fix (see https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Identify all Chrome desktop deployments and communicate urgent patching requirements to IT and end users; prioritize immediate updates to Chrome 152.0.7977.65 or later for all systems. …

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