---
id: "CVE-2026-119265"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119265"]
title: "Chrome: memory corruption in Quota lets a crafted web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "linux", "macos", "runtime", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-up-to-date"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T01:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T01:29:55+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119265", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"}]
---

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

A memory corruption flaw in the Quota component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.79 lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attack is triggered by a crafted HTML page the user opens.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome's About page (chrome://settings/help) and read the version number
- Check whether the installed version is below `156.0.8078.79`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: update to `156.0.8078.79` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119265

## From the sources

Memory corruption in Quota in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 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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