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Remote crafted extension with no target auth but mandatory user interaction (UI:R), and a sandbox escape crossing the trust boundary (S:C) yielding full code execution (C/I/A:H).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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Use after free in Core in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.36 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Sandbox-escaping remote code execution in Google Chrome (desktop) prior to 153.0.8010.36 stems from a use-after-free in the browser's Core component that a remote attacker can trigger through a maliciously crafted Chrome extension. Successful exploitation lets attacker-controlled code run outside the renderer sandbox with the browser process's privileges, but it requires convincing the victim to install or interact with the malicious extension (social engineering). …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome desktop prior to 153.0.8010.36 and to install or interact with an attacker-crafted Chrome extension - the description explicitly states the attacker leverages social engineering, and the CVSS UI:R confirms mandatory user interaction. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | Signals are notably mixed. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
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| Remediation | Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 153.0.8010.36 or later via the Stable channel (see the Chrome release blog at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0808145027.html) and restart the browser to apply the update. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Within 24 hours, communicate the availability of Chrome version 153.0.8010.36 to all users and reinforce guidance against installing extensions from untrusted sources. …
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Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-74527
GHSA-6675-3c32-93fw