---
id: "CVE-2026-76029"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-76029"]
title: "Chrome: memory corruption in Network lets a crafted page run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "runtime"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browser", "chrome", "desktop", "linux", "macos", "runtime", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["chrome-156.0.8078.79-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T01:16:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T01:29:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76029", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00"}]
---

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

A memory corruption flaw in the Network component of Google Chrome before 156.0.8078.79 lets a remote attacker run arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox. The attacker needs the victim to load a crafted HTML page.

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

## How to check

- Open Chrome and check the version under Settings > About Chrome, or run `chrome --version` on the machine
- Compare the installed version against `156.0.8078.79`

## Fix

- Google Chrome: `156.0.8078.79` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T01:27:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76029

## From the sources

Memory corruption in Network 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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