---
id: "CVE-2026-113169"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113169"]
title: "Chrome for Android: crafted HTML page runs code outside sandbox"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.6
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: ["android", "chrome", "mobile-devices", "other", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-chrome"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:19:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:36:40+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113169", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome for Android: crafted HTML page runs code outside sandbox

Chrome for Android has a memory corruption bug in its WebAppInstalls code. A remote attacker who gets a user to open a crafted HTML page can run arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox.

_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 in Chrome on the Android device and compare the version to 156.0.8078.47.

## Fix

Update Chrome for Android to 156.0.8078.47 or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113169

## From the sources

Memory corruption in WebAppInstalls in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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