CVE-2026-19158: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-19158 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into engaging with specific UI gestures, which may result in heap corruption through a maliciously crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is related to improper memory management (CWE-416) and could lead to security issues such as arbitrary code execution or browser compromise if successfully exploited.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption in the Chrome browser on Windows, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other security breaches. The vulnerability requires user interaction with specific UI gestures and a crafted HTML page. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.109. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
CVE-2026-19158: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19158 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Views component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into engaging with specific UI gestures, which may result in heap corruption through a maliciously crafted HTML page. This vulnerability is related to improper memory management (CWE-416) and could lead to security issues such as arbitrary code execution or browser compromise if successfully exploited.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to cause heap corruption in the Chrome browser on Windows, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or other security breaches. The vulnerability requires user interaction with specific UI gestures and a crafted HTML page. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.109. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the official browser update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-49ff-8x5v-9f8c
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-19158"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a7573a1bf8831d539d921ac
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:49 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 08:28:05 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:45:59 UTC
Views: 29
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