---
id: "CVE-2026-113158"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113158"]
title: "Google Chrome: use-after-free in Streaming lets crafted pages run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: [{"name": "google chrome", "fixed": ["156.0.8078.47"], "affected": "< 156.0.8078.47", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "desktop", "other", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-156.0.8078.47-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:19:08+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:36:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113158", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: use-after-free in Streaming lets crafted pages run code

A use-after-free bug in the Streaming component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Visiting a malicious page is enough to trigger it, and the sources rate it high (CVSS 8.8) while Chromium rates it 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

Run chrome://version in the browser and read the version number; anything below 156.0.8078.47 is affected.
On managed fleets, check the installed Chrome version with your MDM or endpoint inventory tool.

## Fix

Update Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later and restart the browser.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113158

## From the sources

Use after free in Streaming 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: Medium)

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