Chrome Chromoting: run code outside the sandbox (fix 156.0.8078.47)

high severity ยท published 2026-10-20

A remote attacker who has already taken over a browser renderer process can run their own code on the computer outside Chrome's sandbox through crafted network traffic, using a use after free flaw in the Chromoting component of Chrome. Chromium rates it Medium.

Fixed in: 156.0.8078.47

CVE: CVE-2026-113258

Source: NVD

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