CVE-2026-95338: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95338 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the PDFium library used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 154.0.8037.57 and enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user opens a maliciously crafted PDF document. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially leading to further compromise depending on sandbox escape capabilities. The vulnerability is considered high severity by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. 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-2026-95338: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95338 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the PDFium library used by Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 154.0.8037.57 and enables remote code execution inside the sandbox environment when a user opens a maliciously crafted PDF document. This vulnerability was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in a stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially leading to further compromise depending on sandbox escape capabilities. The vulnerability is considered high severity by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. 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
- 2026-09-22T05:09:38.280Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf87e57f14566d451c8a8
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:22 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:00:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 18:46:26 UTC
Views: 3
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