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CVE-2026-118344: Google Chrome · Use After Free

Affects Google ChromeSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 156.0.8078.73 as a priority.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 23:42 UTC

Severity
Critical

Rated Critical by the CNA (Chrome) · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Patch
Available – fixed in 156.0.8078.73

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.73.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleChromeAffected
  • >=156.0.8078.73 <156.0.8078.73
Fixed in
  • 156.0.8078.73

AI-suggested

Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.73 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. Applying this official update fully mitigates the risk posed by this use-after-free flaw.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the Layout component of Google Chrome prior to version 156.0.8078.73 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is classified as critical and has been fixed in version 156.0.8078.73.

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