Chrome 157 fixes 83 flaws, including five critical use-after-free bugs
Windows and Mac move to 157.0.8103.78/.79 and Linux to 157.0.8103.78; the notice does not report exploitation.
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CVE-2026-126887
Use-after-free in Chrome Animation before 157.0.8103.78
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 high
- EPSS
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- Published
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- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
A use-after-free in Google Chrome’s Animation component lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The attacker needs the victim to open a crafted HTML page; no other privileges are described. Chrome builds before 157.0.8103.78 are affected. Chromium rates the issue High.
What to do: Update Google Chrome to 157.0.8103.78 or later.
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | prior to 157.0.8103.78 | 157.0.8103.78 |
Estimated exposure
largeunknown unpatched share of Chrome users — Chrome is widely used but auto-updates; attack needs a user to open crafted HTML.
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description · NVD
Use after free in Animation in Google Chrome prior to 157.0.8103.78 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H