Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00457.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Google Chrome affected
Version Status Constraints
152.0.7977.65 affected < 152.0.7977.65

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https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517518019 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 05:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Use-After-Free Exploit in Chrome Aura Enables Remote Code Execution

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Use after free in Aura in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Weaknesses CWE-416
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:27:34.790Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:08:19.651Z

Link: CVE-2026-79052

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T00:19:50.532Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:01.030

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:22:24.470

Link: CVE-2026-79052

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Updated: 2026-08-26T05:00:11Z

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