CVE-2026-93382: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.52 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in PDFium, the PDF rendering engine used by Google Chrome. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that triggers the flaw, enabling remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The issue affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.52 and was addressed in that release. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates the severity as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to compromise of the browser process with elevated privileges within the sandbox context. This could facilitate further attacks or data compromise within the browser environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 153.0.8010.52. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-93382: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 153.0.8010.52 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a use-after-free condition in PDFium, the PDF rendering engine used by Google Chrome. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that triggers the flaw, enabling remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The issue affects Chrome versions before 153.0.8010.52 and was addressed in that release. No CVSS score is provided, but the Chromium security team rates the severity as high.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to compromise of the browser process with elevated privileges within the sandbox context. This could facilitate further attacks or data compromise within the browser environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 153.0.8010.52. Users and administrators should update to this version or later 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
- 2026-09-17T19:34:59.947Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0194356994.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6aac58d955bf5e2cf5ef74b5
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 21:17:13 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 21:31:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 04:01:23 UTC
Views: 7
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