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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93639

| CVE-2026-106339 LOW
Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release (CWE-672)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-5hwq-pjv4-h4fm
3.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Compromise renderer via separate bug
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted HTML page
  3. Exploit
    Trigger use of released resource in Core
  4. Execution
    Read cross-origin data
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate leaked information

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Operation on resource after expiration or release
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to FIRST have compromised Chrome's sandboxed renderer process (via a separate, unrelated vulnerability) - this flaw alone is not independently exploitable and functions only as a cross-origin data-leak stage in a larger chain. It additionally requires the victim to load attacker-controlled crafted HTML (UI:R / user interaction) and carries high attack complexity (AC:H), reflecting non-deterministic timing to use the already-released resource. These factors - mandatory prior renderer compromise, required user interaction, and high complexity - substantially limit realistic exploitation. Affects Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39; fixed by updating to that release or later.

Impact

This is a low-priority, low-real-risk issue despite being network-reachable. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.1 (Low) with vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - network vector but high attack complexity, user interaction required, and only partial confidentiality impact (no integrity or availability loss). Critically, the CVSS vector encodes PR:N (no privileges), but the description states the attacker must have ALREADY compromised the renderer process - this is a significant conflict: the flaw is not independently exploitable by an unauthenticated remote attacker and only has value as a secondary stage in an exploit chain that first achieves renderer code execution. CISA SSVC reinforces the low priority: Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, Technical Impact=partial. There is no KEV listing and no POC referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. EPSS was not provided. All signals (low CVSS, high complexity, SSVC none/no/partial, chained precondition, vendor-assigned 'Low' severity) are consistent and point to a genuinely low-risk, defense-in-depth bug rather than an urgent threat - routine patching via normal Chrome auto-update is sufficient.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already exploited a separate vulnerability to gain code execution in Chrome's sandboxed renderer process lures or directs the victim to a crafted HTML page, which triggers use of a released resource in Chrome Core to read data belonging to a different origin, bypassing the same-origin policy. No public exploit code has been identified, and the high attack complexity plus the requirement of a pre-compromised renderer make opportunistic exploitation unlikely.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 07, 2026

Cross-origin data disclosure in Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 stems from a use-after-release defect in the browser's Core component, but it is not independently exploitable: a remote attacker must first have already compromised Chrome's sandboxed renderer process through a separate, unrelated vulnerability, then persuade the victim to load a crafted HTML page. Only limited confidentiality impact is possible (CVSS 3.1, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N; Chromium security severity: Low), with high attack complexity reflecting the non-deterministic timing needed to touch the freed resource. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and there is no confirmed active exploitation (CISA SSVC exploitation: none), so this is best treated as a chain-stage bug rather than a standalone threat.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later, which is the release announced in the Stable Channel update at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html; enterprise fleets should prioritize the update through their normal channel (Chrome's built-in updater, managed browser policies, or package management) and confirm the reported version, since Chromium-derived browsers normally inherit the fix in parallel releases that must be validated separately. Because this bug is not independently exploitable, patch triage can be scheduled at low priority, but it should not be omitted - updating removes a usable post-compromise data-leak primitive from any renderer-exploit chain. Compensating controls are of limited value here since the prerequisite is already a compromised renderer: enforcing Site Isolation (and, where policy allows, restricting which origins can share processes) reduces the value of the cross-origin read but carries memory overhead and can break some embedded/legacy content; disabling or tightly allowlisting extensions and restricting navigation to untrusted HTML reduces the requirement that a victim load attacker-controlled markup, but degrades usability and does not stop the flaw itself. There is no configuration toggle that disables the vulnerable Core code path, and no vendor-released workaround is documented, so the version upgrade is the only reliable fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-672 (Operation on a Resource after Expiration or Release) and lives in Chromium's Core code - the shared browser-engine layer reachable from the renderer (Blink/Blink-adjacent process context) rather than in a web-facing protocol or JavaScript API. The underlying technology pattern is a dangling reference to a resource that has already been released, where the freed object is only re-referenced under specific timing conditions, which is why the CVSS vector carries AC:H and the advisory rates it Low severity. The only CPE supplied is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Google Chrome, all platform editions of the desktop browser); no separate CPE for Chrome OS, Android WebView, or other Chromium embedders is provided in this dataset, so downstream Chromium-based products that backport the fix should be verified against their own vendor advisories. Because exploitation requires a pre-existing renderer compromise, the vulnerability functions as a sandbox-adjacent cross-origin data exfiltration primitive inside a larger exploit chain rather than as an entry point, and its practical value to an attacker depends entirely on what other primitives are chained with it.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 3.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.1 LOW

AC:H and UI:R reflect the required crafted page, non-deterministic use-after-free timing, and the chained prerequisite of a pre-compromised renderer; impact is limited to partial cross-origin read, so C:L, I:N, A:N.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 07, 2026 - 11:22 NVD
3.1 (None) 3.1 (LOW)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
LOW 3.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Use of released resource in Core in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially obtain cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 79% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is one of the most widely deployed browsers worldwide
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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