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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93795

| CVE-2026-106358 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-vfxq-33hh-qfrf
9.6
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
    Lure victim to malicious page
  2. Delivery
    Deliver crafted HTML navigation sequence
  3. Exploit
    Trigger use-after-free in Navigation
  4. Execution
    Corrupt heap and hijack control flow
  5. Persist
    Escape renderer sandbox
  6. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code on host

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to load attacker-controlled web content in Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 - i.e., visiting a malicious page or rendering a malicious iframe/ad that executes a crafted navigation sequence (consistent with UI:R in the CVSS vector). No authentication or special Chrome configuration is required (PR:N, default browser behavior), so standard default installs are affected. The key limiting factors are: (1) mandatory user interaction to open the content, and (2) the inherent difficulty of weaponizing a UAF into a reliable sandbox escape, which typically demands heap grooming and may require chaining with an additional primitive - reflected in SSVC Automatable:no.

Impact

This is a genuine high-priority vulnerability, not an inflated high-CVSS score. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, 9.6) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated use-after-free in Chrome's Navigation component that achieves a scope change (S:C) - consistent with the description's claim of code execution OUTSIDE the renderer sandbox, which is the worst class of browser bug because it breaks the primary containment boundary. However, the signals are not uniformly alarming: CISA's SSVC decision framework reports Exploitation: none and Automatable: no, and there is no CISA KEV listing and no public POC in the provided data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The one tension to note: SSVC Automatable:no while CVSS is AC:L - this is reconcilable because reliable UAF/sandbox-escape exploitation typically requires precise heap grooming and often chains with a second bug, so it is not trivially mass-automatable even though the triggering vector is simple. The practical limiter is UI:R: a victim must load attacker-controlled content. Net: patch urgently given Chrome's ubiquity and the sandbox-escape impact, but current evidence points to no active exploitation.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious web page (or injects a malicious ad/iframe into a legitimate site) that drives a crafted navigation sequence triggering the use-after-free in Chrome's Navigation code. When a victim visits the page, the freed object is reclaimed and manipulated to corrupt memory and execute attacker code outside the browser sandbox. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires user interaction (visiting the page).

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 06, 2026

Memory corruption in Google Chrome's Navigation component - a use-after-free (CWE-416) - allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox on any Chrome installation prior to 155.0.8059.39 by getting a user to load a crafted HTML page. The flaw is rated Critical by Chromium with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H): no authentication is required and delivery is network-based, but exploitation still depends on the victim rendering attacker-controlled content, and the scope change (S:C) reflects that successful exploitation escapes the renderer sandbox to affect the host system. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis (CISA SSVC Exploitation: none, Automatable: no), and this is a genuine high-priority issue rather than an inflated high-CVSS score.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later, distributed via the stable channel update announcement at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html and detailed in the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/567160164. The fastest path is to let Chrome's built-in updater fetch the release and then fully restart the browser, since an in-progress UAF only matters while the vulnerable binary is running; managed fleets should force the version via enterprise update policies and verify the reported version in chrome://version. There is no drop-in configuration workaround that removes the Navigation UAF - disabling JavaScript or blocking untrusted pages reduces exposure to the crafted navigation sequence but breaks most web applications and does not eliminate the bug, and renderer sandboxing (site isolation) is already enabled by default and cannot be relied on as a substitute because this flaw's impact is explicitly outside the sandbox (S:C). Until patching is complete, treat this as a short-window exposure item: prioritize Chrome updates on internet-facing endpoints and high-value user populations, and monitor for post-exploitation activity rather than expecting an easy compensating control.

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)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Chrome's Navigation subsystem manages URL loads, redirects, and frame/iframe transitions across renderer and browser processes. CWE-416 (Use After Free) here means a navigation-related object can be freed and then referenced again - a dangling pointer - so an attacker who supplies a crafted HTML page can trigger a navigation sequence that frees the object and then reclaim the memory with attacker-controlled data, converting the UAF into an arbitrary read/write primitive suitable for code execution. The rendered severity (Chromium: Critical) and the CVSS scope change (S:C) indicate the primitive is not confined to the renderer: it can undermine the sandbox boundary that normally contains a compromised renderer, which is the most severe outcome class for a browser flaw. Because the vector carries PR:N, delivery requires no credentials or special Chrome configuration on default installs, while UI:R makes user interaction (opening the malicious page or rendering a malicious iframe/ad) mandatory. Weaponizing this class of bug is non-trivial - reliable exploitation typically demands heap grooming and may need chaining with a second primitive - which is consistent with the CISA SSVC assessment of Automatable: no. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* confirms the Chromium-based Google Chrome product line as the affected component, with EUVD listing the fixed threshold as 155.0.8059.39.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Remote crafted HTML needs no auth (PR:N) but requires the victim to load it (UI:R); escaping the sandbox to run host code is a scope change (S:C) with full C/I/A impact.

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
Red Hat 9.6 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
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
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical memory-corruption flaw in Google Chrome's Navigation component lets an attacker who simply convinces a user to open a malicious web page run code that escapes the browser's sandbox and compromises the underlying workstation. Because Chrome is deployed broadly across the workforce, any unpatched endpoint represents a potential beachhead into the corporate network, making expedited browser update enforcement a leadership-level priority.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the dominant desktop browser across virtually all environments
Data Quality
7 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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

48
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +48
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

Vendor StatusVendor

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