Description
Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:45:00 +0000

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Title Chrome DevTools Use-After-Free Enables Remote Code Execution via Malicious Extension

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

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome DevTools Use-After-Free Enables Remote Code Execution via Malicious Extension

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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

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

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

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:07:26.385Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:04:28.550Z

Link: CVE-2026-78944

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:07:12.012Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:50.297

Modified: 2026-08-26T17:05:19.223

Link: CVE-2026-78944

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T02:30:04Z

Weaknesses