CVE-2026-85049
HIGH 8.8 ALL-YEARSUse after free in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.82 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.3%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 21st percentile
Impact if exploited
8.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416: Use after free
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
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webkitgtk as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk
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webkitgtk-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk-devel
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webkitgtk-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk-doc
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webkitgtk4 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4
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webkitgtk4-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-devel
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webkitgtk4-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-doc
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webkitgtk4-jsc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-jsc
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webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2
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webkitgtk4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4?arch=src
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webkit2gtk3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3
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webkit2gtk3-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3-devel
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webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
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webkit2gtk3-plugin-process-gtk2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3-plugin-process-gtk2
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webkit2gtk3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3?arch=src
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webkit2gtk3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3
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webkit2gtk3-jsc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3-jsc
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webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel
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webkit2gtk3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known affected
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pkg:rpm/redhat/webkit2gtk3?arch=src
- none available: Affected
firefox as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00libwebkit2gtk as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/libwebkit2gtk
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00webkitgtk3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00webkitgtk3-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3-devel
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00webkitgtk3-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3-doc
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00webkitgtk3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected
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Reason: vulnerable code not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox-x11 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox-x11
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected
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Reason: component not present
pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 152.0.7977.82 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Advisories
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01882797386.html CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-09-03T19:26:14.161Z
NVD · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-09-08T16:18:44.350
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-85049.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-70710 EUVD · EUVD-2026-70710
Technical & other
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/553345874 CVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-09-03T19:26:14.161Z
NVD · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-09-08T16:18:44.350
Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-85049 Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2528197 Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85049 Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85049 Red Hat · CVE-2026-85049 · Updated 2026-10-08T14:22:35+00:00
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