Google Chrome: Memory corruption in Google Lens
Summary
A memory corruption flaw in the Google Lens feature of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attack requires the victim to open a crafted HTML page. NVD rates the CVSS 3.1 base score at 8.8, while Chromium classifies the severity as Low.
Affected
- Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 (per CVE description)
- HKCERT lists Linux before 156.0.8078.47, and Windows and Mac before 156.0.8078.47/.48
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 for Linux
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47/.48 for Windows and Mac
- Later Stable builds are available; the newest Stable build should be deployed (inclusion of this fix not independently verified)
Workaround
No vendor-documented workaround. Unknown whether disabling Google Lens reduces exposure.
Exploitation
- No exploitation in the wild known.
- No public proof of concept found.
- Not listed in CISA KEV according to a third-party source (not directly verified).
Our recommendation
- Update all Chrome installations to at least 156.0.8078.47, preferably the latest Stable build.
- Confirm that browsers have been relaunched after the update.
- Patch the whole Chrome 156 release, as other memory corruption fixes were included.
- Apply Debian Chromium updates (DSA 6577-1, DLA 4853-1) on Debian-based systems.
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
- HKCERT security bulletin www.hkcert.org
- Debian advisories via Vulners vulners.com
- Strix CVE summary www.strix.ai
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, 12:16.
Original description (NVD)
Memory corruption in Google Lens 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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