---
id: "CVE-2026-113053"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113053"]
title: "Chrome on Android: cookie use-after-free lets a web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: [{"name": "google chrome", "fixed": ["156.0.8078.47"], "affected": "< 156.0.8078.47", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["android", "chrome", "package", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated-to-156.0.8078.47-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:56+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:37:52+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113053", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome on Android: cookie use-after-free lets a web page run code

A use-after-free bug in Chrome's Cookies component on Android lets a remote attacker run code inside the browser sandbox by serving a crafted HTML page. Sandbox-only execution means a full compromise still needs a second flaw.

_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

Open chrome://version on the Android device and read the version number; it is affected if it is below 156.0.8078.47.

## Fix

Update Google Chrome on Android to 156.0.8078.47 or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113053

## From the sources

Use after free in Cookies in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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