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)
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| Title | Use-After-Free in Chrome Extensions Enables Arbitrary Code Execution Outside Sandbox |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| Description | 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) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-416 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published: 2026-08-25T20:10:08.897Z
Updated: 2026-08-27T03:57:49.684Z
Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:07:47.052Z
Link: CVE-2026-79026
Updated: 2026-08-26T16:10:25.492Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:58.580
Modified: 2026-08-27T04:17:12.547
Link: CVE-2026-79026
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