Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU145701

Use-after-free in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79244

Published: August 26, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU145701

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79244

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in Animation in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it and crash the browser.

Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79244

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64

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