---
id: "CVE-2026-118352"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118352"]
title: "Chrome: memory corruption in Cache lets a crafted page 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: ["already-on-156.0.8078.73-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T23:17:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T23:31:31+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118352", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: memory corruption in Cache lets a crafted page run code

Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.73 has a memory corruption bug in its Cache component. A remote attacker who gets a user to open a crafted HTML page could execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox.

_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; anything below `156.0.8078.73` is affected.
- On managed fleets, query the Chrome version reported by your endpoint management tool.

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.73` or later, then relaunch the browser.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118352

## From the sources

Memory corruption in Cache in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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