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Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable via a crafted page (AV:N) but type-confusion exploitation into a sandbox escape is complex and only 'potential' (AC:H); victim must load the page (UI:R) and the escape crosses the sandbox boundary (S:C).
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Type Confusion in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Sandbox escape in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics layer (versions prior to 150.0.7871.47) allows a remote attacker to potentially break out of the renderer sandbox when a victim loads a crafted HTML page. The flaw is a CWE-843 type confusion; while NVD scores it CVSS 9.6 (critical), Google's own Chromium team rated the security severity as Medium, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. EPSS is low (0.23%, 13th percentile) and CISA SSVC records no known exploitation, so this is a patch-on-cycle browser bug rather than an emergency.
Technical ContextAI
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Chrome's cross-platform graphics abstraction that translates WebGL/OpenGL ES calls onto native backends (Direct3D on Windows, Metal on macOS, Vulkan/GL on Linux). Because ANGLE processes attacker-influenced GPU commands, it is a recurring source of renderer memory-safety issues. The root cause here is CWE-843 (Type Confusion): code interprets a memory object as an incompatible type, letting an attacker manipulate pointers or object layouts to corrupt memory. In Chrome this class of bug is significant because ANGLE work partly straddles the sandbox boundary, so successful exploitation can move an attacker from the constrained renderer toward the more privileged GPU/host process - a sandbox escape. The single CPE, cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome, confirms the affected surface is the Chrome desktop browser itself.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome to 150.0.7871.47 or later (Vendor-released patch: 150.0.7871.47), then relaunch the browser so the new binary is loaded - most environments should trigger Chrome's built-in auto-update or push it via enterprise policy/MDM. Users of Chromium-based or vendor-repackaged builds (e.g. SUSE-distributed packages) should apply the corresponding distribution update once it incorporates the fixed ANGLE revision. If patching must be deferred, the practical compensating control is to reduce attack surface by disabling hardware-accelerated GPU/WebGL exposure - for example enforcing the enterprise policy to disable 3D APIs / hardware acceleration (chrome://settings 'Use graphics acceleration' off, or the HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled policy) so ANGLE processes less attacker-controlled graphics content; the trade-off is degraded rendering performance for WebGL and video-heavy sites. Reference advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html.
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Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-40569
GHSA-2v7j-wfpj-jg3j