Chromium: CVE-2026-79054 Use after free in Chromecast

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  "id": "140e1e15dc36721b8ea1c5d08ab0b9c4512c56e5d172a06a3a91c8bcf9b5346a",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-79054",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "Chromium: CVE-2026-79054 Use after free in Chromecast",
    "summary": "The announcement says Chromium addresses this vulnerability and directs readers to Google Chrome Releases for more information; it does not identify a fixed Edge version.",
    "evidence": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability.",
    "products": [
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        "name": {
          "value": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)",
          "evidence": "Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) ingests Chromium, which addresses this vulnerability."
        },
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-79054",
        "evidence": "Chromium: CVE-2026-79054 Use after free in Chromecast"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 27355,
  "published_at": "2026-08-28T14:00:00+00:00"
}