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Wed, 26 Aug 2026 02:15:00 +0000
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| Title | Use‑After‑Free in Chrome DevTools Enables Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Extension |
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0000
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Google
Google chrome |
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Google
Google chrome |
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Title | Use‑After‑Free in Chrome DevTools Enables Arbitrary Code Execution via Malicious Extension |
Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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cvssV3_1
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-26T00:07:26.057Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:50.367Z
Link: CVE-2026-79266
Updated: 2026-08-26T00:07:07.462Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:21.213
Modified: 2026-08-25T21:18:21.213
Link: CVE-2026-79266
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-26T02:00:05Z
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CWE-416
Use After Free