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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-65968

| CVE-2026-79052 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-vj9q-645h-c259
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-delivered via a crafted page with no auth (AV:N/PR:N) but requiring the victim to load it (UI:R); the sandbox escape crosses a trust boundary (S:C) with full code execution (C/I/A:H).

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 - 16:47 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
9.6 (None) 9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:09 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:09 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Aura 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: Critical)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Google Chrome desktop before 152.0.7977.65 lets a remote attacker escape the renderer sandbox and run arbitrary code on the host after a victim opens a crafted HTML page. The flaw is a use-after-free in Aura, Chromium's UI/windowing layer, and Google rates its Chromium security severity as Critical (CVSS 9.6, scope-changed). …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to open attacker-controlled web content in a vulnerable Chrome build (prior to 152.0.7977.65) - the CVSS UI:R and the description's 'crafted HTML page' make user interaction (visiting/rendering the page) a hard prerequisite; there is no drive-by-without-interaction path, which is also why SSVC marks Automatable:no. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals are mostly consistent and point to a serious but not-yet-exploited flaw. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Vendor-released patch: 152.0.7977.65 - update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later via the Chrome Releases stable-channel advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html), then fully restart the browser so the running process picks up the new build. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, prioritize Chrome updates to version 152.0.7977.65 or later for high-risk users including security personnel, developers, and executive staff. …

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