CVE-2026-95373: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95373 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DevTools feature of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. Exploitation requires social engineering to lure a user to a maliciously crafted HTML page, enabling remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially compromising the affected system. The attack requires social engineering to convince a user to visit a malicious page. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later, where this vulnerability is patched. The vendor advisory confirms an official fix is available via the stable channel update.
CVE-2026-95373: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Chrome
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95373 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the DevTools feature of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. Exploitation requires social engineering to lure a user to a maliciously crafted HTML page, enabling remote code execution inside the sandbox environment. The vulnerability is rated high severity by Chromium security. Google has published a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of Chrome, potentially compromising the affected system. The attack requires social engineering to convince a user to visit a malicious page. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 154.0.8037.57 or later, where this vulnerability is patched. The vendor advisory confirms an official fix is available via the stable channel update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:11:02.382Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf88657f14566d451c8ee
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:30 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 17:45:33 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 19:07:33 UTC
Views: 5
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