ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-15116
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUse after free in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUse-after-free vulnerability in the Actor component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.115 allows a remote attacker who entices a user to visit a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code, though constrained within the Chrome sandbox.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 150.0.7871.115CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed Chrome versionOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://version, or click Help > About Google Chrome. Note the full version number displayed.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 150.0.7871.115 (for example, 150.0.7871.0, 149.0.0.0, etc.)
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare your installed version number to the affected range: any version prior to 150.0.7871.115 is vulnerable. Use a simple version comparison (major.minor.build.patch).Affected if Your version falls below 150.0.7871.115, such as 150.0.7871.114 or any earlier release.
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Verify Chrome is actively usedConfirm Chrome browser is installed and was in use on the system during the relevant time period.Affected if Chrome versions below 150.0.7871.115 are installed and were run on this machine.
If Chrome version is below 150.0.7871.115, the environment is affected by this use-after-free vulnerability in the Actor component.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped150.0.7871.115
Update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later to patch the vulnerability.
Chrome 150.0.7871.115 or later
- Open Google Chrome
- Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner
- Go to Help > About Google Chrome
- Chrome will check for updates and display the current version
- If the version is below 150.0.7871.115, click 'Update Google Chrome'
- Restart Chrome to complete the update
- Verify the version is now 150.0.7871.115 or later by returning to Help > About Google Chrome
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-15116 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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