Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to crafted HTML page
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ExploitPage drives malicious ANGLE graphics path
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ExecutionTrigger memory corruption in renderer
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code inside Chrome sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to use Google Chrome on Windows at a version prior to 156.0.8078.47 and to load an attacker-controlled HTML page that exercises the vulnerable ANGLE (graphics/WebGL translation layer) rendering path - this user-interaction step (UI:R) is the primary limiting factor. No authentication or pre-existing access is needed (PR:N), and default Chrome configurations are affected since ANGLE is the standard graphics backend. The critical containment factor is that code execution is confined to the Chrome sandbox (S:U, 'inside the sandbox'), so this bug alone does not grant host-level control without being chained to a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. |
| Impact | This is a genuine patch-priority issue despite the absence of exploitation telemetry. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, 8.8 HIGH) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated memory-corruption (CWE-119) flaw in ANGLE triggered by visiting a crafted HTML page - the classic drive-by browser attack surface, requiring only that the victim load a malicious page (UI:R). The signals are internally consistent: Google's own Chromium team reported it, a fix exists, and Chrome's enormous install base makes it an attractive mass-exploitation target. However, several escalation signals are MISSING rather than negative: there is no KEV listing, no EPSS score was supplied, and no public POC is referenced, so 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' is the accurate status. One important mitigating nuance from the description itself: code execution is 'inside the sandbox' (consistent with S:U - no scope change), meaning this bug alone yields renderer-process compromise, not full host takeover; a practical full-system attack would need to be chained with a separate sandbox-escape. Note also the description's doubled phrasing ('on on Windows') and that affected versions are stated oddly as 'Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47' - a likely data-entry artifact meaning 'all versions prior to 156.0.8078.47'. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious WebGL/graphics content that drives ANGLE through a crafted rendering path, and lures a Chrome-on-Windows user to visit it (phishing link, malvertising, or watering-hole). When the page loads, the memory-corruption bug is triggered in the renderer and the attacker gains arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandbox. No public exploit is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires user interaction (loading the page) but no authentication. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Memory corruption in the ANGLE graphics translation layer of Google Chrome on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox when a victim loads a crafted HTML page, affecting versions prior to 156.0.8078.47. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but no authentication, and default Chrome configurations are exposed because ANGLE is the standard WebGL/graphics backend. Code execution is confined to the Chrome sandbox, so host compromise would require chaining with a separate sandbox escape; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available in 156.0.8078.47.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome on Windows to 156.0.8078.47 or later, which is the vendor-released fixed version referenced by the Chrome Releases stable-channel advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html). Verify the installed version via chrome://version and restart the browser after updating. Enterprise administrators should enforce the minimum version through Chrome Browser Cloud Management or update policies and verify endpoint compliance. If immediate update is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling WebGL via enterprise policy or user settings, but this will break WebGL-based applications, 3D content, and some graphics-intensive sites; restricting browsing to trusted sites is a high-friction alternative. Monitor the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/560423758 for updated details. No vendor-released patch is missing in the supplied data: patch status is available from vendor with fixed version 156.0.8078.47.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Chromium's cross-platform graphics abstraction layer, translating OpenGL ES/WebGL API calls to platform-native APIs such as Direct3D on Windows; it is exposed to web content through WebGL. CWE-119 denotes improper bounds checking or memory-buffer restriction, and here the corruption is triggered by a crafted HTML page that drives the ANGLE rendering path. Because the flaw sits in a graphics component that processes attacker-controlled WebGL content, successful exploitation can achieve arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandbox. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms remote reachability, low attack complexity, no required privileges, mandatory user interaction, high confidentiality/integrity/availability impact, and unchanged scope. The independent assessment emphasizes sandbox containment: this bug alone does not grant host-level control without a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. No CPE strings were supplied, but the platform scope is specifically Windows and the vulnerable component is ANGLE.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote crafted-page trigger with no privileges (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) but victim must load the page (UI:R); execution stays within the sandbox (S:U) with full renderer-context C/I/A impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: google
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Memory corruption in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Executive ViewAI
Google Chrome on Windows before 156.0.8078.47 contains a high-severity memory-corruption flaw in ANGLE, the standard WebGL/graphics backend, that can let a crafted web page run code inside the browser sandbox when a user interacts with it. The exposure is broad because default Chrome installations rely on ANGLE, but host-level compromise would require a separate sandbox escape and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Leadership should prioritize rapid browser patching to reduce risk across the Windows user population while recognizing the remaining sandbox constraint.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
EUVD-2026-105422
GHSA-86fj-933x-r8h5
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