Google Chrome: Memory corruption in Views allows code execution in sandbox
Summary
Memory corruption in the Views component (Chrome's UI toolkit) in Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 can be triggered by a remote attacker using a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox. The user must open the malicious page, but no authentication is required. Full system compromise would normally also need a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability.
Affected
- Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 (per NVD)
- VulDB describes affected versions up to 155.0.8059.84 (conflicting data)
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or later (per NVD and Google Chrome Releases)
- Newer Stable builds are available; install the current Stable build
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented mitigation for unpatched systems was found.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation in the wild in the sources reviewed
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total
- Chromium rates the severity as Low
- No public proof of concept found
Our recommendation
- Check the Chrome version on all endpoints and update to the newest Stable build
- Confirm that automatic updates are enabled and restart the browser after updates
- Verify Microsoft Edge and other Chromium-based browsers, and Chromium snap packages on Linux
- Prioritise unpatched Chrome installations because Chrome is the dominant browser
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 entry issues.chromium.org
- NVD record via Vulners vulners.com
- Microsoft advisory via Vulners vulners.com
- Ubuntu security tracker ubuntu.com
- VulDB entry vuldb.com
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, 15:05.
Original description (NVD)
Memory corruption in Views in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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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