CVE-2026-118356
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk18th percentile - higher than 18% of all known CVEs
Summary
Use after free in the WTF library in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Risk Assessment
Remote code execution in the browser is possible, which could result in compromise of the user's workstation.
Recommendation
Update Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.73 or later urgently. Monitor for unusual browser activity until the fix is deployed.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
See all- CVE-2026-113343High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Sandbox component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113339High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113338High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Turbolev component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113337High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Scroll component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113335High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113332High
Memory corruption vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113327High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Chromecast component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113324High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-113322Unknown
Memory corruption in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Chromium severity: High.
- CVE-2026-113321High
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Extensions component of Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
Use after free in WTF in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS