High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2026· Updated Aug 31, 2026
CVE-2026-79224
CVE-2026-79224
Description
Use after free in Chromecast in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Affected products
10- Range: <152.0.7977.65
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/chromiumpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-docker-selenium-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/chromium-langpkg:apk/wolfi/chromiumpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-docker-selenium-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/chromium-langpkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 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: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.75-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.64-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 152.0.7977.64-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/516988476nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
2- ⚡ Weekly Recap: Chinese Spy Proxy, AI Agents Go Off-Task, Router Backdoors and MoreThe Hacker News · Aug 31, 2026
- Google Chrome 152 Released With 327 Security Fixes, Including 10 Critical VulnerabilitiesCyber Security News · Aug 26, 2026