CVE-2026-79039
Use after free in Mobile in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Use after free in Mobile in Google Chrome on on iOS prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: High)
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517548647Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.