CVE-2026-113166: Memory corruption in Google Chrome
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability exists in the History component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 156.0.8078.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high severity rating with a CVSS score of 8.8.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-113166 is a memory corruption vulnerability in the History feature of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 156.0.8078.47. Exploitation requires a user to interact with a maliciously crafted HTML page, which can lead to arbitrary code execution inside the browser's sandbox environment. The vulnerability is rated with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, indicating high severity due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. The impact includes full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise within the sandbox.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox on affected Android devices, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser environment. This can result in unauthorized access, data manipulation, or denial of service within the sandboxed process.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 156.0.8078.47 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android to this version or newer 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
- 2026-10-19T23:04:55.490Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ad7df8f2cdf04f656642871
Added to database: 10/20/2026, 21:39:27 UTC
Last enriched: 10/21/2026, 00:03:19 UTC
Last updated: 10/21/2026, 00:03:19 UTC
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