---
id: CVE-2026-113071
title: >-
  chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML
  page (CVE-2026-113071)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in chromium-browser. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in
  the Notifications component, occurring when memory is accessed after it has
  already been freed. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a
  user to …
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe:
  - CWE-416
vendor: Red Hat
product: Chrome
affected:
  - Chrome >= 156.0.8078.47 < 156.0.8078.47
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-21'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-21T02:29:26+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113071.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113071.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-113071'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113071'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/514079212'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T23:11:07.999143Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.210Z'
epss: 0.00427
epssPercentile: 0.36749
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in chromium-browser. A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Notifications component, occurring when memory is accessed after it has already been freed. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution within the browser sandbox.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113071.json)

**chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML page**. Released 2026-10-20, updated 2026-10-21.

Not affected:

- All currently supported Red Hat products

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.