CVE-2026-102308: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.92 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-102308 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.92. Exploitation requires social engineering to lure a user to a maliciously crafted HTML page, enabling remote code execution outside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system outside the sandbox, potentially leading to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the Chrome process.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.92. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-102308: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.92 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-102308 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.92. Exploitation requires social engineering to lure a user to a maliciously crafted HTML page, enabling remote code execution outside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system outside the sandbox, potentially leading to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the Chrome process.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.92. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-28T21:44:14.456Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01807488085.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abc21de680226ef68400655
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 20:38:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 20:51:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/30/2026, 03:03:21 UTC
Views: 8
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