# CVE-2026-110161: Google Chrome use after free in Network component

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-110161-use-after-free-in-network-in-google-chrome-prior-to-155-0-8059  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-110161 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Published 2026-10-13

Google Chrome's network handling component contains a use-after-free memory vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges outside the browser sandbox. An attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted network traffic to a vulnerable user, potentially gaining full control of the system.

Technologies: [Google Chrome](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/chrome). Vendors: [Google](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/google).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-110161 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-110161 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-110161?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.79.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-110161?** Yes: fixed in Chrome 155.0.8059.79 and later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-110161 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-110161?** Check whether you run Google Chrome at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in Chrome 155.0.8059.79 and later

## Technical details

A use-after-free flaw in Chrome's Network component allows arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox when processing malicious network traffic. The vulnerability requires network access and no user interaction beyond visiting a webpage or receiving network traffic. Successful exploitation grants an attacker code execution with the privileges of the browser process, escaping sandbox protections.

## Affected products

- Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.79

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed: Fixed in stable release 155.0.8059.79
- 2026-10-02: other: Reported by Google

## References

- [https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01668083673.html](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01668083673.html)
- [https://issues.chromium.org/issues/568826881](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/568826881)

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