---
id: CVE-2026-113229
title: >-
  chromium-browser: chromium-browser: arbitrary code execution via crafted HTML
  page (CVE-2026-113229)
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in the Loader component of chromium-browser. A remote
  attacker can exploit a use-after-free memory vulnerability by enticing a user
  to open a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation allows an
  attacker to execu…
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: '2026-10-21T00:02:04+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113229.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113229.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-113229'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-113229'
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497827101'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-20T22:56:20.261006Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T21:19:21.171Z'
epss: 0.00417
epssPercentile: 0.35811
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in the Loader component of chromium-browser. A remote attacker can exploit a use-after-free memory vulnerability by enticing a user to open a specially crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser sandbox environment.

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-10-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-113229.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.