Description
Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 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: 2026-08-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

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'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Google Chrome Extensions: Arbitrary code execution via malicious extension installation
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.137 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: 2026-08-12T13:38:25.147Z

Reserved: 2026-08-11T17:27:19.349Z

Link: CVE-2026-19558

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T13:38:19.086Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-11T22:17:21.440

Modified: 2026-08-12T14:17:49.203

Link: CVE-2026-19558

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-11T21:23:53Z

Links: CVE-2026-19558 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T19:30:08Z

Weaknesses