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High · 8.8 Public exploit CVE-2026-79266 EUVD-2026-66015GHSA-q9xc-mj4q-gv66

Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbit…

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome

Vendor: Google Product: Chrome Package: chromium Package: chromium Package: chromium-docker-selenium-compat Package: chromium-lang Category: Browsers Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Wolfi

Description

Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65 – < 152.0.7977.65 152.0.7977.65

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 chromium 152.0.7977.64-1 —
Debian 13 chromium 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1 —
Debian 12 chromium 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1 —

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed chromium 152.0.7977.64-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:11628-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 chromium 152.0.7977.82-bp160.1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21799-1

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling chromium +2 152.0.7977.75-r0 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

  • virologi-info/chrome-vuln-scanner ★ 0 · Aug 26, 2026

    Check for CVE-2026-79266. A use-after-free in the DevTools component allows arbitrary code execution inside the sandbox via a malicious Chrome extension leveraging social engineering.

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 3

References