Google Chrome: Use-after-free in CredentialProvider
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the CredentialProvider component of Google Chrome on Windows allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The victim must open a crafted HTML page, and no login is required. The CVSS score is 8.8 (High), and Google rates the Chromium security severity as Medium. No in-the-wild exploitation was found at the time of research.
Affected
- Google Chrome on Windows prior to 156.0.8078.47
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or later on Windows. Install the newest Stable build.
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented interim mitigation is known; applying the update is the fix.
Exploitation
- No evidence of in-the-wild exploitation found.
- No public proof of concept found.
- Not listed in CISA KEV according to a third-party tracker, not verified directly.
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total.
Our recommendation
- Update Chrome on all Windows systems to the newest Stable build, starting with unmanaged or lagging devices.
- Verify versions via Help > About Google Chrome or your management tool.
- Patch the other Chrome CVEs published in the same release.
- Remind users not to open untrusted links or pages.
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
- Microsoft Security Update Guide: CVE-2026-113011 msrc.microsoft.com
- Ubuntu security tracker: CVE-2026-113011 ubuntu.com
- Vulners: CVELIST:CVE-2026-113011 vulners.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, 15:02.
Original description (NVD)
Use after free in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on on Windows 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: Medium)
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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