Use After Free in Skia in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-08-06

Last updated on: 2026-08-06

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Use after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-08-06

Last Modified

2026-08-06

Generated

2026-08-07

AI Q&A

2026-08-07

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-19176

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 151.0.7922.109 (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 Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.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 Skia, a graphics library used by Google Chrome. A use-after-free occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after freeing the memory it points to, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. In this case, a remote attacker who compromised the renderer process could exploit this flaw via a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code inside Chrome's sandbox.

Impact Analysis

If you use Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.109, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to run malicious code on your system. Since the exploit occurs within the renderer process, it is limited by Chrome's sandbox, but a compromised renderer could still lead to data theft, installation of malware, or unauthorized system access depending on the attacker's goals.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to address the use-after-free vulnerability in Skia.

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