Google Chrome: Memory corruption in Core allows code execution in sandbox
Summary
A memory corruption flaw in the Core component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 could let a remote attacker execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attacker needs a user to visit a crafted HTML page, and no authentication is required. The CVE record describes impact limited to the sandbox and does not describe a sandbox escape.
Affected
- Google Chrome desktop before 156.0.8078.47 (Linux)
- Google Chrome desktop before 156.0.8078.47 or 156.0.8078.48 (Windows, macOS, per secondary reporting)
- Android before 156.0.8078.47 (per secondary reporting, unverified)
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 for Linux
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or 156.0.8078.48 for Windows and macOS
- Newer stable builds include this fix (not confirmed in a primary source)
Workaround
Unknown.
- No workaround found; apply the update and restart Chrome.
Exploitation
- No known exploitation in the wild for this CVE at the time of review.
- No public proof of concept found.
- Not checked against the CISA KEV catalog.
Our recommendation
- Update Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later on all desktops and verify the version.
- Restart the browser after updating.
- Apply the other security fixes in Chrome 156 from the same release.
- Verify the CVSS score in NVD before using it in reports; sources give conflicting values (8.8, 6.3, 5.9).
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
- Strix CVE-2026-113194 www.strix.ai
- Vulners CVE-2026-113194 vulners.com
- VulDB CVE-2026-113194 vuldb.com
- Ubuntu security CVE-2026-113194 ubuntu.com
- GBHackers: Chrome 156 fixes 353 vulnerabilities gbhackers.com
- Cybersecurity News: Chrome security update fixing 353 flaws cybersecuritynews.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, 13:07.
Original description (NVD)
Memory corruption in Core 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: 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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