Description
Use after free in DOM in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free Vulnerability Enabling Remote Code Execution in Chrome

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:45:00 +0000

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Title Use‑After‑Free Vulnerability Enabling Remote Code Execution in Chrome

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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Description Use after free in DOM in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-22T03:56:29.556Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:28:11.070Z

Link: CVE-2026-76021

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T17:56:05.311Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T21:17:10.280

Modified: 2026-08-22T04:18:16.283

Link: CVE-2026-76021

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T20:00:13Z

Weaknesses