Google Chrome: Use-after-free in V8 JavaScript engine
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attack requires that a user opens a crafted HTML page. NVD rates the issue 8.8 (High), and Google classifies it as High severity.
Affected
- Google Chrome desktop prior to 155.0.8059.84 (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Chromium-based browsers may be affected; their patch status is unknown.
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 155.0.8059.84 (Linux) and 155.0.8059.84/.85 (Windows, macOS), per Google's Stable Channel Update for Desktop of October 15, 2026
- Debian lists chromium 156.0.8078.47 for Debian 12 and 13.
Workaround
None known. Applying the vendor update is the remedy.
Exploitation
- Google has not reported active exploitation.
- Not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, not automatable.
- EPSS is about 0.0025.
- Public proof of concept: unknown.
Our recommendation
- Confirm that all Chrome installations run version 155.0.8059.84 or later.
- Check the patch status of Edge, Brave, Opera and other Chromium-based browsers with their vendors.
- Check Linux Chromium installs and snap updates separately.
- Apply the update within the normal browser patch window, together with the other fixes in this release.
Public exploits
PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit and Exploit-DB list nothing for this CVE.
Research sources
- Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop chromereleases.googleblog.com
- Chromium issue tracker 568831769 issues.chromium.org
- Vulnrichment CVE-2026-110919 vulners.com
- Ubuntu security CVE-2026-110919 ubuntu.com
- Debian CVE tracker CVE-2026-110919 vulners.com
- OpenCVE CVE-2026-110919 app.opencve.io
Researched and written up in English and German by an AI (Claude by Anthropic) based on NVD, CISA, EPSS and the sources listed. The vendor information is authoritative. Researched on 31 Oct 2026, 16:10.
Original description (NVD)
Use after free in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.84 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Sources
The tracker combines official, freely usable data sources – updated continuously:
- NVD (NIST) – CVEs, rating (CVSS), affected products
- CISA KEV – vulnerabilities confirmed by CISA as actively exploited
- CISA Vulnrichment – CISA assessment (SSVC) in the official CVE record
- FIRST EPSS – probability of exploitation
- Microsoft MSRC – Patch Tuesday: vulnerabilities, severity, updates
- PoC-in-GitHub – public proof-of-concept repositories
- Metasploit (Rapid7) – modules of the Metasploit Framework
- Exploit-DB (OffSec) – archive of public exploits (links only)
- Patch days: official vendor pages (linked per vendor) (Vendor patch days)
This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS data © FIRST.org.
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