Use after free in Sessions in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute… (CVE-2026-79129)
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Sessions component of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 152.0.7977.65. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by leveraging social engineering and requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a high severity score and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-79129 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Sessions module of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 152.0.7977.65. Exploitation requires user interaction via social engineering and can lead to arbitrary code execution outside the browser sandbox. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 and has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.6, indicating critical impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in remote code execution outside the sandbox, compromising the affected device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack requires user interaction, typically through social engineering techniques.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 152.0.7977.65 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android devices to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-p736-wxj8-j2cw
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-79129"]
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a905429acd9273b4969890f
Added to database: 08/27/2026, 15:13:45 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 14:07:04 UTC
Last updated: 10/11/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
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