Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76045

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Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76045

Published: August 19, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU144242
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76045
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the WebGL component in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
Chrome OS
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-76045

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.169
Microsoft Edge - update to 151.0.4129.101
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.169
Chrome OS - update to 144.0.7559.261
chromium - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.169-1.el9, 151.0.7922.169-1.el10_2, 151.0.7922.169-1.el10_3, 151.0.7922.169-1.fc44, 151.0.7922.173-1.el9, 151.0.7922.173-1.el10_2, 151.0.7922.173-1.el10_3, 151.0.7922.173-1.fc43, 151.0.7922.173-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - update to 151.0.7922.169-1~deb13u1

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