---
id: "CVE-2026-76024"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-76024"]
title: "Chrome: memory corruption in MediaStream lets a crafted page read memory"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "runtime"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-up-to-date"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T01:16:46+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T01:29:47+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76024", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00"}]
---

# Chrome: memory corruption in MediaStream lets a crafted page read memory

A memory corruption flaw in the MediaStream component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.79 can be triggered by a crafted HTML page. A remote attacker can potentially read memory 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 (chrome://settings/help) and compare it with `156.0.8078.79`.

## Fix

- Google Chrome: `156.0.8078.79` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T01:27:58+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76024

## From the sources

Memory corruption in MediaStream in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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