CVE-2026-19163: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-19163 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Media component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.109. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to elevated privileges or further system compromise on Windows systems running affected Chrome versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
CVE-2026-19163: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Media in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19163 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Media component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.109. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and could lead to sandbox escape via crafted HTML content. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates it as high severity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to elevated privileges or further system compromise on Windows systems running affected Chrome versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory confirms that this update addresses the issue. No additional mitigation steps are specified.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-06T16:51:50.942Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01193673229.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a7506ffbf8831d5395f593d
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:19 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 23:27:01 UTC
Last updated: 08/07/2026, 01:42:00 UTC
Views: 3
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