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Google Chrome CVE-2026-76046

| EUVDEUVD-2026-61232 HIGH
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-08-18 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-cqjc-f8j4-5vqq
8.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Vendor (google) PRIMARY
8.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.3 HIGH

AC:H reflects mandatory renderer pre-compromise; S:C captures sandbox escape; PR:N because attacker serves the exploit page without needing an account.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 19, 2026 - 12:28 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 19, 2026 - 12:23 NVD
8.3 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 21:18 cve.org
HIGH 8.3
CVE Published
Aug 18, 2026 - 21:18 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Sandbox escape via heap-based buffer overflow in ANGLE's graphics engine on Chrome for Android allows a threat actor who has already achieved renderer process compromise to execute arbitrary code entirely outside the Chrome sandbox. All Chrome for Android versions prior to 151.0.7922.169 are affected; the vulnerability requires a two-stage exploit chain combining a separate renderer compromise with this ANGLE flaw. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver malicious HTML to Android Chrome user
Delivery
Exploit separate renderer bug to gain renderer process code execution
Exploit
Serve crafted WebGL/graphics API payload
Execution
Trigger heap buffer overflow in ANGLE
Persist
Corrupt heap layout to achieve controlled write primitive
Impact
Execute arbitrary code outside Chrome sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Two distinct prerequisites must both be satisfied: (1) the attacker must have already compromised the Chrome renderer process via a separate, unrelated vulnerability - this is an explicit prerequisite stated in the CVE description, not an inferred condition; (2) a user must navigate to or be redirected to a crafted HTML page that triggers the malicious graphics operations (UI:R from CVSS). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.3 base score reflects the full C:H/I:H/A:H impact triad and a scope change (S:C), which captures the sandbox-escape characteristic accurately. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker operates a two-stage attack: first exploiting a separate renderer-level vulnerability (e.g., a JavaScript engine or DOM parser bug) to gain code execution within Chrome's sandboxed renderer process on an Android device. The attacker then serves the victim a crafted HTML page containing WebGL or graphics API calls designed to trigger the ANGLE heap buffer overflow, corrupting renderer heap memory in a controlled way to pivot code execution outside the sandbox and into the broader Android process space. …
Remediation The primary remediation is updating Google Chrome for Android to version 151.0.7922.169 or later, as documented in the vendor's stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, conduct an inventory of Chrome for Android deployments across your mobile device estate, flagging any devices accessing sensitive systems or data repositories. …

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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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