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Google Chrome CVE-2026-78906

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65915 HIGH
Race Condition (CWE-362)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-72f5-rfm8-946r
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.3 HIGH

S:U changed to S:C because the description explicitly states execution occurs outside the sandbox, impacting the host OS beyond Chrome's security boundary.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:53 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:52 NVD
7.5 (None) 7.5 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Race condition in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution outside the browser sandbox is achievable in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 via a race condition in ANGLE, the graphics API translation layer. Exploitation requires a victim to visit a crafted HTML page (UI:R), and the high attack complexity (AC:H) reflects the timing-sensitive, probabilistic nature of race condition exploitation. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Attacker hosts crafted HTML/WebGL page
Delivery
Victim navigates to malicious URL in vulnerable Chrome
Exploit
Race condition triggered in ANGLE graphics layer
Install
Shared resource corrupted via concurrent thread access
C2
Memory corruption primitive achieved
Execute
Sandbox boundary bypassed
Impact
Arbitrary code executed on host OS

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must actively visit an attacker-controlled or compromised web page using Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 - passive exploitation without navigation is not possible (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U) encodes meaningful real-world constraints: high attack complexity due to race condition timing requirements substantially reduces reliable exploitation, and mandatory user interaction eliminates passive drive-by scenarios. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page incorporating WebGL or JavaScript content designed to trigger concurrent access to a shared ANGLE resource at precise timing intervals. When a victim navigates to the page in a vulnerable Chrome version, the race condition is triggered - potentially requiring multiple page interactions or controlled timing - until memory corruption yields a code execution primitive that breaks out of Chrome's sandbox. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later as documented in the Chrome Stable Channel advisory (http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html). … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours: Identify all Chrome deployments in your organization and establish current version distribution; communicate the vulnerability to end users and begin testing of Google Chrome 152.0.7977.65 in your environment. …

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