Remote code execution in Google Chrome (widely used desktop browser); impacts large user base and warrants broad IT notification.
CVE-2026-93382
Use-after-free in PDFium in Chrome enables remote code execution in the browser sandbox.
Is CVE-2026-93382 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-93382 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.
How severe is CVE-2026-93382?
CVE-2026-93382 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-2026-93382?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-93382. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-93382 affect?
CVE-2026-93382 affects Google Chrome (desktop) <153.0.8010.52. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-93382?
Update Chrome to 153.0.8010.52+ immediately and ensure auto-update enforced.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via crafted HTML/PDF using PDFium, allowing arbitrary code execution inside Chrome's sandbox from a malicious page.
Immediate action required
- affected< 153.0.8010.52
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.