Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a… (CVE-2026-103623)
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaStream component of Google Chrome versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is available for this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-103623 is a use-after-free in the MediaStream feature of Google Chrome before version 154.0.8037.97. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers the use-after-free condition, enabling arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment of the browser. This type of vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no evidence of known active exploitation in the wild at the time of publication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data isolation. The sandbox limits the scope of impact, but arbitrary code execution remains a serious threat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome is available at 154.0.8037.97 or later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff in the description.
Use after free in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.97 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a… (CVE-2026-103623)
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the MediaStream component of Google Chrome versions prior to 154.0.8037.97. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page. The vulnerability is classified with high severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score is available for this issue.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-103623 is a use-after-free in the MediaStream feature of Google Chrome before version 154.0.8037.97. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to deliver a specially crafted HTML page that triggers the use-after-free condition, enabling arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox environment of the browser. This type of vulnerability is categorized under CWE-416 (Use After Free). There is no evidence of known active exploitation in the wild at the time of publication.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of Google Chrome, potentially compromising browser security and user data isolation. The sandbox limits the scope of impact, but arbitrary code execution remains a serious threat. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fixed version of Google Chrome is available at 154.0.8037.97 or later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update. Patch status is confirmed by the version cutoff in the description.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-xfgv-72w2-fx82
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-103623"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ac00d25a43b0b3b89fb1487
Added to database: 10/02/2026, 19:59:33 UTC
Last enriched: 10/02/2026, 20:02:47 UTC
Last updated: 10/03/2026, 04:45:56 UTC
Views: 7
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