CVE-2026-13029 Use after free in Chrome
An attacker can exploit heap corruption via a malicious extension to potentially execute arbitrary code in Google Chrome.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-13029?
CVE-2026-13029 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 24 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use after free in Web Authentication in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.197 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-13029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-13029?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-13029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-13029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-13029, ECHO-f12b-6676-395c, GHSA-p9w8-5hg8-pp9p, MINI-m79m-x58j-99ww.