---
id: "CVE-2026-113212"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-113212"]
title: "Chrome: PDF viewer memory corruption lets crafted HTML run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "endpoints", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-156.0.8078.47-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-20T22:19:14+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T05:04:10+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113212", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: PDF viewer memory corruption lets crafted HTML run code

A memory corruption bug in the PDF component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.47 can be triggered by a crafted HTML page. Per the Chromium advisory summary, a remote attacker may use it to potentially escape or compromise the browser; the exact outcome is not stated in the sources.

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

## How to check

- Run `chrome://version` in Chrome and compare the version with `156.0.8078.47`
- On managed fleets, check the installed Chrome version with the endpoint management tool

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.47` or later
- Restart the browser after the update so the new version is running

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:24+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-113212

## From the sources

Memory corruption in PDF in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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