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CVE-2026-110159

9.6 CRITICAL

Published 2026-10-13 · Updated 2026-10-15

AI risk analysis

Summary
Chrome's updater component had incorrect authorization checks that allowed local attackers to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox, potentially leading to full system compromise. This vulnerability affects versions prior to 155.0.8059.79.
Exploitability
Exploitation requires a local attacker with access to run a program, which is moderately easy as it only needs local execution privileges and doesn't require user interaction or complex preconditions.
Blast radius
The impact could be severe across all Chrome users on affected systems, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code with system-level privileges outside the browser sandbox.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to Chrome version 155.0.8059.79 or later immediately.
sandbox-bypasslocal-privilege-escalationupdater

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NVD description

Incorrect authorization in Updater in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.79 allowed a local attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Vendors

google

Products

chrome

All references

Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.

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