CVE-2026-19156 Memory corruption in Chrome
A heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malicious extension, requiring user installation.
- 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-2026-19156?
CVE-2026-19156 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 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
Heap buffer overflow in Base in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 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-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19156?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-19156?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-19156 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-19156 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-19156, ECHO-c82b-b565-1c93, GHSA-2w9g-53qp-p3g5, MINI-w5px-277m-3cgv.