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Google Chrome CVE-2026-76017

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63594 HIGH
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-20 Chrome GHSA-jpjq-vq2m-mhq6
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
9.6 CRITICAL

Code execution 'outside the sandbox' implies sandbox escape, warranting S:C over the provided S:U; all other metrics retained from vendor vector.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 21, 2026 - 21:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 21, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
HIGH 8.8
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 20:51 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Chromoting in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via crafted network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution outside the browser sandbox is possible in Google Chrome's Chromoting component (Chrome Remote Desktop protocol) prior to version 151.0.7922.173, exploitable by a remote attacker via crafted network traffic with user interaction. The root cause is a use-after-free (CWE-416) in Chromoting, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Identify target running Chrome Remote Desktop
Delivery
Send crafted Chromoting network packets
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free in Chromoting component
Execution
Corrupt freed memory with attacker-controlled data
Persist
Redirect code execution outside sandbox
Impact
Execute arbitrary code as browser/OS user

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that the victim is running Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 with the Chrome Remote Desktop (Chromoting) component active - either installed and running as a host, or in an active remote desktop session. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 8.8 (High/near-Critical) reflects network-reachable, unauthenticated (PR:N), low-complexity exploitation requiring only user interaction (UI:R), with full C/H/I/A impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker who can reach a victim's machine over the network - for example, on a shared network or via the internet if Chromoting ports are exposed - sends specially crafted Chromoting protocol traffic to a Chrome instance where Chrome Remote Desktop is active. The malformed packets trigger a use-after-free in the Chromoting component, allowing the attacker to corrupt memory and redirect execution flow, ultimately running arbitrary code in a context outside the Chrome sandbox with the privileges of the browser process or host OS user. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.173 or later immediately; this is the vendor-released patch confirmed via the Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0404570826.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, inventory all organizational systems with Chrome Remote Desktop enabled and identify which users require the capability for business operations. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important

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