Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76017
Published: August 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144510
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-2026-76017
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 Chromoting 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
Google Chrome
Fedora
chromium
Google Chrome
Fedora
chromium
How to mitigate CVE-2026-76017
Install update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.173
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.173
chromium - addressed in versions 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
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.173
chromium - addressed in versions 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