CVE-2026-76040
published 2026-08-18CVE-2026-76040: Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code…
PriorityP353high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.53%
43.5th percentile
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 151.0.7922.169 | 151.0.7922.169 | |
| chrome | >= 151.0.7922.169 < 151.0.7922.169 | 151.0.7922.169 | |
| 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 Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML pa
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-08-18
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] CWE-416 Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML pa
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-76040
vendor_chrome·2026-08-18
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-76040
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-76040: Use after free in Browser. Reported by Google on 2026-07-14 [N/A][ 536439844 ] High CVE-2026-76035: Inappropriate implementation in Media
Reported by Google on 2026-07-19 [N/A][ 536460270 ] High CVE-2026-76042: Use of uninitialized resource in GPU
Severity: high
Red Hat
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
vendor_redhat·2026-08-18·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] CWE-825 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
A flaw was found in chromium-browser. This use-after-free vulnerability allows a remote attacker, through social engineering, to execute arbitrary code outside of the sandbox by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to a complete compromise of the affected system.
Statement: This Important use-after-free vulnerability in chromium-browser allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the browser's sandbox. Exploita
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [epel-all]
bugzilla·2026-08-19·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [epel-all]
CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [epel-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-08-19·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-76040 chromium: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-76040 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
bugzilla·2026-08-18·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-76040 [HIGH] CVE-2026-76040 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
CVE-2026-76040 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free vulnerability
Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
2026-08-18
Published