Sandboxed code execution via PDFium use-after-free
Published Jul 30, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 2026
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome before 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to execute code inside its sandbox via a crafted PDF. Google's public material identifies PDFium but does not disclose the freed object, lifetime error, or dereferencing operation. A user must cause the crafted PDF to render, and the reported code execution remains confined to Chrome's sandbox.
Summary
What happened
Use after free in PDFium in Google Chrome before 151.0.7922.72 allows remote attackers to execute code inside its sandbox via a crafted PDF. Google's public material identifies PDFium but does not disclose the freed object, lifetime error, or dereferencing operation. A user must cause the crafted PDF to render, and the reported code execution remains confined to Chrome's sandbox.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-17875
- Published
- Jul 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Go standard library
- Product
- Google Chrome
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=151.0.7922.72 <151.0.7922.72
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