Chrome is widely deployed; an RCE in the renderer via Skia can impact many users and enterprise endpoints and warrants organization-wide action.
CVE-2026-119271
Skia use-after-free allows remote code execution in Google Chrome.
Is CVE-2026-119271 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-119271 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.20% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-119271?
CVE-2026-119271 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-119271?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-119271. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-119271 affect?
CVE-2026-119271 affects Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 (desktop). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-119271?
Update Chrome to 156.0.8078.79 or later immediately.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution in Chrome renderer via Skia use-after-free, enabling arbitrary code execution inside the browser sandbox.
Patch when possible
- affected< 156.0.8078.79
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.