---
id: "CVE-2026-113080"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113080"]
title: "Chrome: use-after-free in web app installs lets a web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["already-updated-chrome"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:18:59+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:37:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113080", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: use-after-free in web app installs lets a web page run code

A use-after-free bug in Chrome's WebAppInstalls component lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox through a crafted HTML page. Chrome versions before 156.0.8078.47 are affected.

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

## How to check

Open chrome://settings/help and read the installed version; anything below 156.0.8078.47 is affected.

## Fix

Update Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:23+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113080

## From the sources

Use after free in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome 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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