Use After Free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on ChromeOS

Publication date: 2026-06-30

Last updated on: 2026-06-30

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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Published

2026-06-30

Last Modified

2026-06-30

Generated

2026-07-01

AI Q&A

2026-07-01

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-13779

EUVD

EUVD-2026-40465

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 150.0.7871.47 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-416	The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free issue in the Chromoting component of Google Chrome on ChromeOS versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending malicious network traffic.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on your device remotely. This could lead to unauthorized control over your system, data theft, or further compromise of your device.

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