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Google Chrome CVE-2026-79275

| EUVDEUVD-2026-65811 CRITICAL
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-c8v3-xpmq-f63m
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

Web-delivered UAF reachable unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) with low complexity but requiring the victim to open a page (UI:R); sandbox escape yields S:C and full C/I/A impact.

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: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: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 - 16:55 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 16:37 NVD
9.6 (None) 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

Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics component (versions prior to 152.0.7977.65) lets a remote attacker escape the browser sandbox and run arbitrary code by luring a victim to a crafted HTML page. The flaw is a use-after-free (CWE-416) rated 9.6/Critical with a scope change, meaning exploitation impacts the host beyond the compromised renderer. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Lure victim to crafted page
Delivery
Deliver malicious WebGL/HTML content
Exploit
Trigger use-after-free in ANGLE
Execution
Reclaim freed memory with controlled data
Persist
Execute code and escape sandbox
Impact
Compromise host beyond browser

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to actively load attacker-controlled HTML/WebGL content in a vulnerable Chrome build below 152.0.7977.65 - the UI:R metric means user interaction (navigating to or opening the crafted page) is mandatory, which is the primary limiting factor. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The signals are partly divergent and must be weighed together. … 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 crafted WebGL/graphics content and entices a victim on a vulnerable Chrome build to visit it (via phishing link, malvertising, or watering hole). Rendering the page triggers the use-after-free in ANGLE, and by grooming freed memory the attacker achieves code execution that escapes the renderer sandbox into a more privileged context. …
Remediation Vendor-released patch: 152.0.7977.65 - upgrade Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.65 or later on all desktop platforms and restart the browser to load the fix, per Google's Chrome Releases advisory (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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Within 24 hours: Issue critical security alert to all Chrome users indicating the vulnerability and available patch, with instructions to update immediately. …

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