CVE-2026-79026

published 2026-08-25

CVE-2026-79026: 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…

Priority P3 55 critical 9.6 CVSS 3.1

AV N AC L PR N UI R S C C H I H A H

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)

Affected

3 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
google	chrome	< 152.0.7977.65	152.0.7977.65
google	chrome	>= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65	152.0.7977.65
google	chrome_desktop	—	—

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