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CVE-2026-78909 · Published 2026-08-25
9.6 out of 10
CVSS rates it critical: about as damaging as flaws get.
0.5%
Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored flaws (EPSS, 2026-10-29).
Not confirmed
It isn't on CISA's list. That doesn't prove nobody uses it: CISA only lists exploitation it has confirmed.
Use after free in Views in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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CWE-416 · NVD record: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
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