CVE-2026-79097

HighCVSS 8.8

Published: 25/08/2026(UTC)Updated: 27/08/2026(UTC)Translated: 26/08/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk

0.30%

22th percentile - higher than 22% of all known CVEs

Summary

Use after free in the V8 component in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Severity: Medium)

Risk Assessment

An attacker could execute malicious code within the browser, potentially leading to session hijacking and data theft.

Recommendation

Update Google Chrome to the latest version to remediate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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