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Chrome CVE-2026-4439

| EUVDEUVD-2026-13445 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-03-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com
High
Disputed · 8.8 NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Deliver crafted HTML page to victim
  2. Delivery
    Render malicious WebGL content in Chrome
  3. Exploit
    Trigger out-of-bounds memory access
  4. Execution
    Escape sandbox
  5. Impact
    Execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, write limits
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

The victim must visit or open a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 146.0.7680.153. Requires user interaction (opening the malicious webpage). Remote unauthenticated attacker can deliver the exploit.

Impact

This vulnerability presents critical real-world risk despite the absence of a CVSS vector in the provided data. The Chromium severity designation of Critical, combined with the sandbox escape capability, indicates high technical impact and likely low attack complexity (attackers need only trick a user into visiting a malicious webpage). The availability of a vendor patch and tracking in the Debian ecosystem (9 releases) suggest this is a known, disclosed vulnerability with institutional awareness. The attack vector is Network-based (remote via crafted HTML), requiring no special privileges or user interaction beyond normal browsing. Without explicit EPSS or KEV status in the provided intelligence, the real-world exploitation probability cannot be directly quantified, but the sandbox escape potential and Critical rating strongly suggest this should be prioritized for immediate patching. The absence of POC confirmation in available references does not diminish the urgency, as sandbox escape vulnerabilities are often weaponized quickly.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious website containing a crafted HTML page with specially constructed WebGL code that triggers an out-of-bounds memory read or write in Chrome's graphics processing stack. When an unsuspecting Android user visits this website via Chrome, the WebGL payload executes within the browser's rendering process, exploiting the memory safety flaw to gain write access to critical memory regions. By chaining this memory corruption with other browser internals, the attacker achieves sandbox escape, breaking out of Chrome's security sandbox to execute arbitrary native code on the Android device with Chrome's process privileges.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 20, 2026

Out-of-bounds memory corruption in Google Chrome's WebGL implementation on Android prior to version 146.0.7680.153 enables remote attackers to escape the browser sandbox by delivering a malicious HTML page, requiring only user interaction. This critical vulnerability affects Chrome users on Android devices and could lead to complete system compromise if successfully exploited. A patch is available in Chrome 146.0.7680.153 and later versions.

Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
v1 Mar 20, 2026 - 08:37 CVSS 8.8

An out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability exists in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 146.0.7680.153. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious HTML page to trigger the memory access flaw, potentially achieving sandbox escape and executing arbitrary code with elevated privileges. The vulnerability is classified as Critical by Chromium security standards and a patch is available from the vendor.

RemediationAI

Immediately upgrade Google Chrome on Android to version 146.0.7680.153 or later via the Google Play Store; the patch is available from the vendor as documented in the stable channel update (chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html). For enterprise deployments using Debian packages, update all 9 affected releases to patched versions available through the Debian security repository. Until patching is completed, users should avoid visiting untrusted websites and consider disabling WebGL in browser settings if feasible; however, this may degrade functionality for legitimate 3D web applications. Monitor the official Chromium bug tracker (issues.chromium.org/issues/475877320) for any post-patch security analysis.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 146.0.7680.153 <146.0.7680.153

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 146.0.7680.153

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability resides in WebGL, a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D graphics within web browsers, which operates at a lower level of system abstraction than typical web content. The out-of-bounds memory access (CWE category: Memory Safety) indicates improper bounds checking when WebGL processes graphics commands or accesses memory buffers, allowing an attacker to read or write beyond allocated memory regions. WebGL on Android uses native GPU drivers and browser-level graphics processing, making it a particularly sensitive attack surface for sandbox escape scenarios. The vulnerability affects Chrome 146.0.7680.153 and earlier versions on Android, as confirmed by the ENISA EUVD tracking (EUVD-2026-13445) and Chromium issue tracker (issues.chromium.org/issues/475877320).

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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)
NVD PRIMARY 8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu MEDIUM
SUSE HIGH
Red Hat 9.6 CRITICAL

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch released
Mar 20, 2026 - 08:46 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Mar 20, 2026 - 02:16 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds memory access in WebGL in Google Chrome on Android prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using WebGL in Google Chrome on Android face significant risk from CVE-2026-4439, a out-of-bounds write vulnerability rated CVSS 8.8. Exploitation could allow attackers to corrupt memory, crash the application, or potentially execute arbitrary code. A patch is available and should be applied as part of regular vulnerability management.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Enable ASLR and DEP where available; (2) Implement network segmentation; (3) Monitor for exploitation indicators.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 91% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment Vendor GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

64
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +44
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.

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Vendor StatusVendor

Ubuntu

Priority: Medium
chromium-browser
Release Status Version
jammy not-affected code not present
noble not-affected code not present
questing not-affected code not present
upstream released -

Debian

chromium
Release Status Fixed Version Urgency
bullseye (security), bullseye vulnerable 120.0.6099.224-1~deb11u1 -
bookworm fixed 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 -
bookworm (security) fixed 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 -
trixie fixed 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 -
trixie (security) fixed 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 -
forky vulnerable 146.0.7680.80-1 -
sid fixed 146.0.7680.153-1 -
bullseye fixed (unfixed) end-of-life
(unstable) fixed 146.0.7680.153-1 -

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed

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