Use after free in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-103624)
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Contextual Tasks component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-103624 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Contextual Tasks feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 154.0.8037.97. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution outside the sandbox, which may lead to full compromise of the affected system. The attacker must have already compromised the renderer process to leverage this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Use after free in Contextual Tasks in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer… (CVE-2026-103624)
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Contextual Tasks component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. This flaw allows a remote attacker who has compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-103624 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Contextual Tasks feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 154.0.8037.97. An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox environment by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is recognized as high severity by the Chromium security team.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution outside the sandbox, which may lead to full compromise of the affected system. The attacker must have already compromised the renderer process to leverage this vulnerability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 154.0.8037.97. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-2m7j-rg95-qgh4
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-103624"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac00d25a43b0b3b89fb148b
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 19:59:33 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 20:02:38 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 04:45:56 UTC
Views: 7
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