# CVE-2026-79290: Google Chrome use after free in Aura

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-79290-google-chrome-use-after-free-in-aura  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-25. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-79290 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.6 · Published 2026-08-25

Google Chrome is a web browser used globally for accessing websites and web applications. A use-after-free vulnerability in Chrome's Aura component allows attackers to execute arbitrary code outside the browser's security sandbox by convincing a user to visit a malicious webpage, potentially compromising the entire system beyond the browser's protective boundaries.

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-79290 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-79290 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-79290?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.6, published 25 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-79290?** A patch was published on 2026-08-25: Fixed in Chrome 152.0.7977.65 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-79290 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-79290?** 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.

## Technical details

This vulnerability is a use-after-free in Aura, Chrome's user interface framework component. The flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a specially crafted HTML page—no authentication or special user interaction beyond visiting the page is required. The attack vector is network-based: a user simply needs to navigate to or be redirected to a malicious website. Successful exploitation bypasses Chrome's sandbox isolation, granting an attacker the ability to access system resources and execute code with the privileges of the Chrome process. The vulnerability was patched in Chrome 152.0.7977.65.

## Affected products

- Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65

## Timeline

- 2026-08-25: disclosed: Published in Chrome 152 stable release announcement
- 2026-08-25: patched: Fixed in Chrome 152.0.7977.65

## References

- [https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html](https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html)
- [https://issues.chromium.org/issues/516427761](https://issues.chromium.org/issues/516427761)

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