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CVE-2026-78944Disclosure(google / chrome)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Use after free in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted Chrome extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-416

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • chrome

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
google
Products
chrome

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-08-25: 108-25
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • VulDB 🛡@vuldb
    Disclosure

    There is a new vulnerability with elevated criticality in Google Chrome (CVE-2026-78944) https://vuldb.com/vuln/395281

    Post summary

    A new critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-78944) affecting Google Chrome has been disclosed; the post lacks details on PoC, exploitation, or mitigation.

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CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
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