---
id: CVE-2026-113181
title: >-
  chromium-browser: chromium-browser: arbitrary code execution via
  use-after-free in Navigation (CVE-2026-113181)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the Navigation component of Chromium. This vulnerability
  allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox
  by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web page. The issue stems from
  a use-…
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: '2026-10-21T01:57:27+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113181.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113181.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-113181'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113181'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/569408568'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T23:25:50.633330Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.239Z'
epss: 0.00443
epssPercentile: 0.38339
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the Navigation component of Chromium. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox by enticing a user to open a specially crafted web page. The issue stems from a use-after-free condition, which occurs when the application attempts to access system memory that has already been deallocated during page navigation.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113181.json)

**chromium-browser: chromium-browser: arbitrary code execution via use-after-free in Navigation**. Released 2026-10-20, updated 2026-10-21.

Not affected:

- All currently supported Red Hat products

## Remediation

Refer to the advisory for fix availability.