Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free in Chrome Extensions Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T03:55:55.817Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T16:51:51.518Z

Link: CVE-2026-19165

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T00:34:55.971Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T00:15:04Z

Weaknesses