Bug 2523916 (CVE-2026-79245)

Summary: CVE-2026-79245 chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in UI
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A flaw was found in chromium-browser. This use-after-free vulnerability in the user interface (UI) component allows a local attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to execute arbitrary code outside of the sandbox environment. This could lead to a complete compromise of the affected system.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 20:49:18 UTC
Use after free in UI in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a local attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: Medium)