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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79189

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65804 CRITICAL
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-8pj6-x3r7-fgx3
9.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Remote crafted page (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) needs the victim to open it (UI:R); a sandbox escape crosses trust boundaries (S:C) with full code-execution impact (C/I/A:H).

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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 26, 2026 - 16:26 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:22 NVD
9.6 (CRITICAL)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
CRITICAL 9.6

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds write 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: High)

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics layer allows a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox, affecting all Chrome builds prior to 152.0.7977.65. The CVSS:3.1 score of 9.6 reflects a scope-changing sandbox escape requiring only user interaction (visiting a page). …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted HTML page
Delivery
Deliver malicious WebGL/graphics content
Exploit
Trigger out-of-bounds write in ANGLE
Execution
Corrupt GPU-process memory
Impact
Execute code outside sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to load attacker-controlled web content (UI:R) - for example visiting a malicious page or being served a malicious ad/iframe - that exercises ANGLE's graphics processing path (WebGL or accelerated rendering). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Signals conflict on urgency. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious WebGL/graphics content and lures a victim (via phishing link, malvertising, or a compromised site) to open it in a vulnerable Chrome build. The crafted content triggers an out-of-bounds write in ANGLE within the GPU process, corrupting memory to potentially execute attacker code outside the renderer sandbox. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later via the Stable channel (Help > About Google Chrome, then relaunch); managed fleets should push the update through their management channel and force a browser restart to load the fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify all Chrome deployments in your environment and assess coverage through your endpoint management tools; communicate the urgency of this sandbox escape to business users. …

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