CVE-2026-118338
published 2026-10-27CVE-2026-118338: Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a…
PriorityP353high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.26%
18.4th percentile
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 156.0.8078.73 | 156.0.8078.73 | |
| chrome | >= 156.0.8078.73 < 156.0.8078.73 | 156.0.8078.73 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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GHSA
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-10-28
CVE-2026-118338 CWE-416 Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 156.0.8078.47 Animation use after free
vuldb·2026-10-28
CVE-2026-118338 [CRITICAL] Google Chrome up to 156.0.8078.47 Animation use after free
A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Animation. The manipulation leads to use after free.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-118338. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-118319
vendor_chrome·2026-10-27
CVE-2026-118319 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-118319
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-118319: Memory corruption in Skia. Reported by Xinyang Ge on 2026-10-21 [N/A][ 540025369 ] Medium CVE-2026-118312: Memory corruption in Paint
Reported by Google on 2026-07-28 [N/A][ 575826638 ] Medium CVE-2026-118338: Use after free in Animation
Severity: high
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Use after free in Animation
vendor_redhat·2026-10-27·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-118338 [HIGH] CWE-416 chromium-browser: Use after free in Animation
chromium-browser: Use after free in Animation
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
An use after free flaw was found in the Animation component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/575826638
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-10-27
Published