CVE-2026-76017

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-20 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 151.0.7922.173 — fixed in 151.0.7922.173

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 151.0.7922.173. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0404570826.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/522819252

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