High chrome UAF 🔧 Commit mapped

Overview

High
Severity
—
CVSS
No
Exploited ITW
Fixed
Fix Status
ImpactUse after free in Canvas
DescriptionUse after free in Canvas
ComponentCanvas
Sub-componentHiC
Bug ClassUAF
Tracker553117109
Fix commitf8e59690fb80 (chromium/src) +25/-1
CISA KEVNot listed
CreditedGoogle
Disclosed2026-10-20

Changed Functions

FunctionChangeNotes
TEST_P
third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
modified

Files Changed

  • third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
  • third_party/blink/renderer/core/dom/element.cc
From f8e59690fb80b99d226fe3f6fef0a0d555ef3c81 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Zager <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:54:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] [HiC] Fix IsInCanvasSubtree for pseudo element on shadow host

Fixed: 553117109
Change-Id: Ib12e73273f23c6488bc1416fac37401eda1bdb4a
Reviewed-on: https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/c/chromium/src/+/8544046
Reviewed-by: Stephen Chenney <[email protected]>
Auto-Submit: Stefan Zager <[email protected]>
Commit-Queue: Stephen Chenney <[email protected]>
Cr-Commit-Position: refs/heads/main@{#1716768}
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diff --git a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/dom/element.cc b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/dom/element.cc
index da3e8bc..9bb4d81 100644
--- a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/dom/element.cc
+++ b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/dom/element.cc
@@ -4309,7 +4309,8 @@
     const auto* slot = ToHTMLSlotElementIfSupportsAssignmentOrNull(*parent);
     const bool is_inactive_fallback_content =
         slot && !slot->AssignedNodesNoRecalc().empty();
-    if (!IsChildOfShadowHost() && !is_inactive_fallback_content) {
+    if (IsPseudoElement() ||
+        (!IsChildOfShadowHost() && !is_inactive_fallback_content)) {
       SetIsInCanvasSubtree(true);
     }
   } else if (!parent && insertion_point.IsDocumentNode()) {
diff --git a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
index 3307def0a..d6fe2b2 100644
--- a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
+++ b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
@@ -800,4 +800,27 @@
   EXPECT_TRUE(grandchild->IsInCanvasSubtree());
 }
 
+TEST_P(HTMLCanvasElementTest, PseudoElementChildOfShadowHost) {
+  GetDocument().body()->SetHTMLUnsafeWithoutTrustedTypes(R"HTML(
+    <style>
+      #host::after {
+        content: "Hello, world!";
+      }
+    </style>
+    <div id="host">
+      <template shadowrootmode="open"></template>
+    </div>
+    <canvas id="c"></canvas>
+  )HTML");
+  UpdateAllLifecyclePhasesForTest();
+
+  auto* host = GetDocument().getElementById(AtomicString("host"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(host->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(host->GetPseudoElement(kPseudoIdAfter)->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  GetDocument().getElementById(AtomicString("c"))->appendChild(host);
+  UpdateAllLifecyclePhasesForTest();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(host->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(host->GetPseudoElement(kPseudoIdAfter)->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+}
+
 }  // namespace blink
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Regression Test / PoC

shipped with the fix
diff --git a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
index 3307def0a..d6fe2b2 100644
--- a/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
+++ b/third_party/blink/renderer/core/html/canvas/html_canvas_element_test.cc
@@ -800,4 +800,27 @@
   EXPECT_TRUE(grandchild->IsInCanvasSubtree());
 }
 
+TEST_P(HTMLCanvasElementTest, PseudoElementChildOfShadowHost) {
+  GetDocument().body()->SetHTMLUnsafeWithoutTrustedTypes(R"HTML(
+    <style>
+      #host::after {
+        content: "Hello, world!";
+      }
+    </style>
+    <div id="host">
+      <template shadowrootmode="open"></template>
+    </div>
+    <canvas id="c"></canvas>
+  )HTML");
+  UpdateAllLifecyclePhasesForTest();
+
+  auto* host = GetDocument().getElementById(AtomicString("host"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(host->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  EXPECT_FALSE(host->GetPseudoElement(kPseudoIdAfter)->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  GetDocument().getElementById(AtomicString("c"))->appendChild(host);
+  UpdateAllLifecyclePhasesForTest();
+  EXPECT_TRUE(host->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+  EXPECT_TRUE(host->GetPseudoElement(kPseudoIdAfter)->IsInCanvasSubtree());
+}
+
 }  // namespace blink
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Original Bug Report

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