Google Chrome: Use-after-free in Cookies component on Android
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability (CWE-416) in the Cookies component of Google Chrome for Android allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attacker needs the user to open a crafted HTML page. The CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Affected
- Google Chrome for Android prior to 156.0.8078.47
Fixed in
- Google Chrome for Android 156.0.8078.47 and later
Workaround
Unknown.
Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation known at the time of analysis.
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, not automatable, total technical impact.
Our recommendation
- Update Google Chrome on Android to version 156.0.8078.47 or later via the Google Play Store.
- Verify the Chrome version on managed Android devices.
- Remind users to avoid untrusted links and pages until the update is installed.
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 issues.chromium.org
- NVD record via Vulners vulners.com
- ChromeGeek: Chrome 156 stable what's new www.chromegeek.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, 14:35.
Original description (NVD)
Use after free in Cookies in Google Chrome on on Android 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)
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