---
id: "CVE-2026-118356"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118356"]
title: "Chrome: use-after-free in WTF lets a crafted page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "endpoints", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T23:17:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T23:31:26+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118356", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: use-after-free in WTF lets a crafted page run code

A use-after-free bug in the WTF library of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.73 lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attack works through a crafted HTML page that a user opens.

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

## How to check

- Open chrome://settings/help in Chrome and read the installed version
- Check that the version is at least `156.0.8078.73`

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.73` or later
- Relaunch the browser after the update to load the fixed build

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118356

## From the sources

Use after free in WTF 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: High)

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