Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:30:00 +0000

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

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:30:00 +0000

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Title Use-After-Free in Chrome Extensions Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Outside Sandbox

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:10:29.400Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:07:47.052Z

Link: CVE-2026-79026

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:58.580

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:17:17.857

Link: CVE-2026-79026

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T04:15:03Z

Weaknesses