Google Chrome: Use-after-free in ANGLE graphics layer
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability in ANGLE, the graphics layer of Google Chrome on desktop systems, allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attacker must lure a user to a crafted HTML page, but no login is required. Code execution is limited to the sandbox, so a separate sandbox escape would be needed for full compromise. Google rates the issue as Low severity, while the CNA and CVSS rate it 8.8 (High).
Affected
- Google Chrome desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) prior to 156.0.8078.47
- Google Chrome Stable and Extended Stable channels
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or later (vendor release of 20 October 2026)
- Newer stable builds are reported as 156.0.8078.79 or .80 (third-party report, TechSpot); install the latest stable build
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor-documented workaround. Install the patch.
Exploitation
- No evidence of exploitation in the wild found
- No public proof of concept found
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total
Our recommendation
- Check Chrome versions on all endpoints and confirm they are on the latest stable build
- Make sure Chrome updates are installed and browsers are restarted
- Check Microsoft Edge and other Chromium-based browsers separately
- Prioritise this update because Chrome is common on SME workstations and browsing is a common attack entry point
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 536445815 issues.chromium.org
- Vulners: CVE-2026-113140 (CVELIST) vulners.com
- TechSpot: Google Chrome downloads www.techspot.com
- Wikipedia: Google Chrome en.wikipedia.org
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, 13:37.
Original description (NVD)
Use after free in ANGLE 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)
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