---
id: "CVE-2026-118344"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118344"]
title: "Google Chrome: use-after-free in Layout runs code via crafted page"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "endpoints", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["already-on-156.0.8078.73-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T23:17:03+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T23:29:43+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T23:31:38+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118344", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T23:29:43+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: use-after-free in Layout runs code via crafted page

A use-after-free bug in the Layout component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.73 lets a remote attacker run code inside the browser sandbox. The attacker only needs to lure a user to a crafted HTML page.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome, go to `chrome://settings/help` and read the installed version
- On managed machines, run `google-chrome --version` (Linux) and check it is at least `156.0.8078.73`

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.73` or later
- Relaunch the browser after the update so the new version is running

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T23:29:43+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118344

## From the sources

Use after free in Layout in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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