CVE-2026-79257 in Chrome

Summary

by MITRE • 08/26/2026

Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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• Responsible: Chrome
• Reservation: 08/25/2026
• Disclosure: 08/26/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-395638
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-416 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 9.6 (CISA-ADP)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Agriculture, Finance, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-79257
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-79257
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-79257/