---
id: "CVE-2026-76026"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-76026"]
title: "Chrome: memory corruption in Autofill lets a web page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "linux", "macos", "other", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-updated"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T01:16:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T01:29:47+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76026", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00"}]
---

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

Google Chrome versions before 156.0.8078.79 have a memory corruption bug in Autofill. A remote attacker who gets a user to open a crafted HTML page can execute arbitrary code inside the browser's sandbox.

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

## How to check

- Check the Chrome version under Help > About Google Chrome; a version below `156.0.8078.79` is affected.

## Fix

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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76026

## From the sources

Memory corruption in Autofill in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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