---
id: "CVE-2026-113038"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113038"]
title: "Google Chrome: DevTools memory corruption lets a crafted page read sandbox memory"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: [{"name": "google chrome", "fixed": ["156.0.8078.47"], "affected": "< 156.0.8078.47", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["browser-fleet", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-fixed-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:54+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:53:25+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113038", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: DevTools memory corruption lets a crafted page read sandbox memory

A memory corruption bug in the DevTools component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 lets a remote attacker read memory inside the browser sandbox when a victim opens a crafted HTML page. Chromium rates the security severity as Low, and NVD scores it 6.5 (medium).

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:google chrome affected < 156.0.8078.47 fixed 156.0.8078.47

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version by opening chrome://settings/help or running `google-chrome --version` on Linux.
- Look for managed fleets: compare installed Chrome against `156.0.8078.47`.

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.47` or later.
- Relaunch the browser after the update so the fixed build is running.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113038

## From the sources

Memory corruption in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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