Use After Free Vulnerability in Google Chrome Media Component
CVE-2026-113074

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Google
Status
Chrome
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 October 2026

What is CVE-2026-113074?

A use after free vulnerability found in the media component of Google Chrome could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code within a sandboxed environment. This is possible by tricking the user into viewing a specially crafted HTML page, which exploits this weakness. Updating to the latest version of Google Chrome can mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Chrome 156.0.8078.47

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-chan...
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/563003907

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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