Google Chrome: Improper input validation in Views allows code execution
Summary
Google Chrome desktop versions before 156.0.8078.47 contain an improper input validation flaw in the Views component, which renders the browser UI. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox by luring a user to a crafted HTML page. The attack requires user interaction, such as visiting a malicious link or a compromised ad, and no privileges. Chromium rates the issue High, and NVD scores it CVSS 8.8.
Affected
- Google Chrome desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) before 156.0.8078.47
- Android: reported as 156.0.8078.47 by secondary sources, not verified against Google's notice
Fixed in
- Google Chrome 156.0.8078.47 or later (Linux, per CVE record and secondary reports)
- Windows and macOS: some reports cite 156.0.8078.48; treat 156.0.8078.48 or later as the safe target until the vendor advisory confirms the minimum version
Workaround
Unknown. No vendor workaround is documented. Until patched, avoid untrusted websites and links.
Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation found; a release-level statement says no bugs in the release are known to be exploited, which is not a per-CVE confirmation
- CISA KEV status not verified directly
- No public proof of concept found in the research
- EPSS about 0.004 (low predicted exploitation probability)
- CISA SSVC: Exploitation none, Automatable no, Technical Impact total
Our recommendation
- Update Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.48 or later on all desktops, and restart the browser after updating
- Verify versions with an inventory or vulnerability scanner, since Chrome updates roll out over several days
- Prioritise machines used for risky browsing or with administrator rights
- Remind users to avoid suspicious links and to report unexpected browser behaviour
- Check whether Chromium installations, including snap packages, are updated separately
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
- Ubuntu CVE tracker ubuntu.com
- NVD record mirror (Vulners) vulners.com
- CVE record mirror (Vulners) vulners.com
- Cybersecurity News: Chrome security update cybersecuritynews.com
- TechGeeks: Security notice Google Chrome 156 stable www.techgeeks.org
- Strix: CVE-2026-113316 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, 12:05.
Original description (NVD)
Improper input validation in Views 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: High)
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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