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Google Chrome CVE-2026-76036

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61224 CRITICAL
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-08-18 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-prwg-9cxf-w9vj
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Vendor (google) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI
9.6 CRITICAL

Remote crafted page needs only a visit (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R); Dawn code executing outside the sandbox justifies S:C with full C/I/A loss.

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
CRITICAL
qualitative
Red Hat
8.3 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 12:25 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 19, 2026 - 12:23 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 21:18 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 21:18 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Google Chrome for Android before 151.0.7922.169 stems from a heap buffer overflow in Dawn, Chromium's WebGPU implementation, and is notable because Google explicitly states it allows code execution OUTSIDE the renderer sandbox. A remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page can achieve full compromise of the browser process context on the device. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Deliver malicious WebGPU/Dawn payload
Exploit
Trigger heap buffer overflow in Dawn
Execution
Corrupt heap and hijack control flow
Persist
Execute code outside the renderer sandbox
Impact
Compromise browser process on device

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to open an attacker-controlled HTML page in a vulnerable Google Chrome for Android build (before 151.0.7922.169) that reaches the Dawn/WebGPU code path - user interaction (UI:R) in the form of visiting the page is the one mandatory prerequisite, but no authentication (PR:N) and no unusual configuration are needed, and WebGPU is reachable from ordinary web content by default. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a genuine high-priority issue rather than a high-CVSS-but-low-real-risk case: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 9.6) describes network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation needing only that a victim open a page, and the scope change reflects a sandbox escape, which is the most severe outcome class for a browser bug. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted WebGPU/Dawn operations and drives a victim to it via a link, ad, or compromised site. When the victim opens the page in a vulnerable Chrome-on-Android build, the crafted content triggers the heap buffer overflow in Dawn and executes attacker code outside the renderer sandbox, compromising the browser context on the device. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 151.0.7922.169 or later, per the Chrome Releases advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, alert all users and IT staff that Chrome for Android versions before 151.0.7922.169 require emergency update and distribute guidance to install version 151.0.7922.169 or later. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Critical
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 Affected

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