CVE-2026-78945: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-78945 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a high CVSS score of 9.6, indicating critical severity. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory linked provides the official update information.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in the Views component of Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploitation requires user interaction (social engineering) to visit a maliciously crafted HTML page, which could lead to arbitrary code execution outside the browser sandbox. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, potentially compromising the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the Chrome process and the system configuration.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory linked confirms the availability of this update. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T06:04:29.185Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9baacd9273b49ac6dd7
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:22 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 00:37:23 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 06:48:19 UTC
Views: 37
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