---
id: "CVE-2026-119266"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119266"]
title: "Google Chrome: use-after-free in Quota lets a web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-155-or-later-patched"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T01:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T01:29:54+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119266", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: use-after-free in Quota lets a web page run code

A memory-handling bug in the Quota component of Google Chrome, before 156.0.8078.79, lets a crafted HTML page trigger a use-after-free. A remote attacker could potentially execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version in Chrome's About page or with `google-chrome --version` on Linux.
- Compare the result against `156.0.8078.79`.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: move to `156.0.8078.79` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119266

## From the sources

Use after free 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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