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Use-after-free in Proxy in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2026-11643CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-11643 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the Proxy component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 149.0.7827.103. According to the provided content, improper lifetime management of an object in Proxy can be triggered by malicious network traffic, leading to access of freed memory. Successful exploitation may allow a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution. The issue is classified by Chromium as Critical.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can allow remote arbitrary code execution in the context of the affected Chrome process. The provided CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates no privileges or user interaction are required, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Depending on runtime conditions, exploitation of the memory corruption could also cause browser instability or crashes.

Mitigation

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No specific temporary workaround is provided in the supplied content. Mitigation is therefore limited to reducing exposure until patching is completed, such as restricting use of untrusted networks/content paths where feasible and prioritizing rapid deployment of the vendor updates. The primary mitigation is to upgrade to a fixed version.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.103 or later. For Debian-based Chromium deployments, apply the vendor-fixed packages referenced in the provided advisory: chromium 149.0.7827.102-1~deb12u1 for Debian oldstable (bookworm) or 149.0.7827.102-1~deb13u1 for Debian stable (trixie). Apply the relevant vendor security updates across all affected endpoints.
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