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Use-after-free in Google Chrome WebCodecs

IdentifiersCVE-2026-11683CWE-416· Use After Free

CVE-2026-11683 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in the WebCodecs component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 149.0.7827.103. According to the provided content, the flaw can be triggered by a crafted HTML page and results in arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox. No specific vulnerable function or code path was provided in the available material.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the Chrome sandbox in the context of the targeted browser process after a user loads a crafted HTML page. The provided CVSS v3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates high potential impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability within that sandboxed context.

Mitigation

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No specific temporary workaround was provided in the supplied content. Where immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted web content and applying vendor-supported browser updates as soon as available.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.103 or later. For Debian Chromium packages, the provided advisory states fixed versions are 149.0.7827.102-1~deb12u1 for oldstable (bookworm) and 149.0.7827.102-1~deb13u1 for stable (trixie).
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