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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79270

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65895 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-9f9f-2jqj-rq6g
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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6.5 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted webpage with no auth required (PR:N), but user must actively visit the page (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only due to read-outside-sandbox memory disclosure with no write or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/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 28, 2026 - 21:19 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 28, 2026 - 20:22 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

Uninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Memory disclosure in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics subsystem (prior to 152.0.7977.65) exposes out-of-sandbox memory contents when a user visits a crafted HTML page. The uninitialized resource flaw (CWE-908) in ANGLE - Chrome's cross-platform graphics abstraction layer - allows a remote attacker to read memory that should be isolated within the renderer sandbox, leading to high-confidence confidentiality impact. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a user running Google Chrome prior to version 152.0.7977.65 to visit an attacker-controlled or attacker-influenced HTML page - user interaction is mandatory (confirmed by UI:R in the CVSS vector). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N characterizes this as a remotely triggerable, low-complexity information disclosure requiring only that a user visit a crafted page. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Upgrade Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch per the stable channel 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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