CVE-2026-79266 Use after free in Chrome

What is CVE-2026-79266?

CVE-2026-79266 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 25 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

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)

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-79266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-79266?

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-2026-79266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-79266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-79266, ECHO-4f91-fa52-1cd3, GHSA-q9xc-mj4q-gv66, MINI-hpvr-vjcp-6jxq.