CVE-2026-103624: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-103624 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Contextual Tasks feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 154.0.8037.97. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox environment via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox, increasing the attacker's control over the affected system. This elevates the risk of system compromise beyond the renderer process sandbox.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
CVE-2026-103624: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-103624 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Contextual Tasks feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 154.0.8037.97. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox environment via a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and addressed by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could lead to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox, increasing the attacker's control over the affected system. This elevates the risk of system compromise beyond the renderer process sandbox.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-30T23:12:16.141Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abfd8f3a43b0b3b89d59720
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 16:16:51 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 16:31:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 04:01:13 UTC
Views: 12
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