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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79112

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66066 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-w6wx-p63h-hr87
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
5.3 MEDIUM

AC:H reflects the mandatory chained renderer compromise prerequisite; all other metrics follow the provided vector as C:H and UI:R are accurate.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:37 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 20:23 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds read in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Chrome's Skia graphics library exposes sandbox memory to attackers who have already compromised the renderer process. Exploitation requires a prior renderer compromise plus user interaction with a crafted HTML page, making this a chained second-stage information disclosure rather than a standalone critical flaw. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver crafted HTML page to victim
Delivery
Victim opens page in vulnerable Chrome
Exploit
Exploit separate renderer RCE vulnerability
Execution
Gain renderer process code execution
Persist
Trigger Skia out-of-bounds read via crafted graphics content
Impact
Exfiltrate in-sandbox memory data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation has two hard prerequisites: (1) the attacker must have already achieved code execution within the Chrome renderer process via a separate, independent vulnerability - this CVE is not independently exploitable from a clean browser state; (2) the victim must interact with a crafted HTML page (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk here is meaningfully lower than the raw CVSS 6.5 suggests. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker first exploits a separate Chrome renderer vulnerability to gain code execution inside the renderer sandbox. They then serve a crafted HTML page containing malicious graphical content that triggers the Skia out-of-bounds read, leaking in-sandbox memory - potentially including heap layout data or partial credential fragments - back to the attacker. …
Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, as documented in the Chrome stable channel release advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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