High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2026· Updated Aug 27, 2026
CVE-2026-78944
CVE-2026-78944
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
9- osv-coords8 versionspkg:apk/wolfi/chromiumpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-langpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-docker-selenium-compatpkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-langpkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:apk/chainguard/chromiumpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-docker-selenium-compat
< 152.0.7977.75-r0+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.64-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.64-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/520052954nvdPermissions Required
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