CVE-2026-15116: Chromium: CVE-2026-15116 Use after free in Actor
This CVE was assigned by Chrome. Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability. Please see Google Chrome Releases for more information.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A use after free vulnerability exists in Actor in Chromium.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation urgency is unclear due to unknown severity and no exploitation reported.
- Action
- Update Microsoft Edge to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-15116
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-151160.24% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-15116 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Same CVEs, other sources
How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.
- high[NEW] [high] Google Chrome: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund
- unknownMultiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge (July 29, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- unknownDSA-6387-1 chromium - security updatedebian
- unknownGoogle Chrome Multiple Vulnerabilitieshkcert
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome (July 09, 2026)cert-fr-avis
- highCVE-2026-15116: Use after free in Actor in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to …nvd
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