Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to crafted web page
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DeliveryDeliver malicious HTML to Chrome
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ExploitTrigger memory corruption in ANGLE
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ExecutionRead adjacent sandbox memory
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ImpactExfiltrate leaked data to attacker
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 load a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 156.0.8078.47 (UI:R - mandatory user interaction such as visiting a malicious or compromised site). No authentication is required (PR:N, unauthenticated) and no non-default configuration is needed - standard Chrome rendering using the ANGLE graphics backend is sufficient. Limiting factors: the attack is confined to Windows builds, impact is contained within the renderer sandbox (no sandbox escape or code execution indicated), impact is read-only (confidentiality), and the user-interaction requirement means it cannot be triggered without victim action. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity information-disclosure flaw, not a top-tier priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, score 6.5) indicates a remote, unauthenticated, low-complexity attack that nonetheless REQUIRES user interaction (UI:R - the victim must visit a crafted HTML page) and has impact limited to confidentiality only, with no scope change (S:U) meaning the read stays inside the renderer sandbox rather than escaping it. Multiple low-risk signals align: EPSS is only 0.23% (13th percentile), the vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV, and no public exploit code has been identified, so there is no evidence of exploitation. These signals are consistent with each other and with Chromium's own 'Medium' severity rating. No SSVC decision data was provided in the input. The description's phrase 'potentially read memory inside the sandbox' is somewhat weaker than the CVSS C:H (high confidentiality) rating would suggest - an attacker gains an in-sandbox memory read, not full system data access, so C:H may slightly overstate real-world impact; treat the confidentiality rating as an upper bound. Overall: a legitimate browser bug worth patching in routine cycles, but not an emergency given no exploitation evidence, mandatory user interaction, and sandbox-contained impact. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious HTML that triggers the ANGLE memory-corruption condition when rendered by Chrome on Windows. A victim who visits the page could have adjacent process memory within the renderer sandbox disclosed to attacker-controlled script, potentially leaking sensitive data. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and successful attack requires luring the victim to the page. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Memory corruption in ANGLE within Google Chrome on Windows prior to 156.0.8078.47 can allow a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the browser sandbox when a victim loads a crafted HTML page. The issue is medium severity (CVSS 6.5) and requires user interaction, with confidentiality impact only and no indicated sandbox escape or code execution; no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is low at 0.23% (13th percentile). Google has released a vendor patch in Chrome 156.0.8078.47.
RemediationAI
Update Google Chrome on Windows to version 156.0.8078.47 or later; this is the vendor-released patch (advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html). After updating, restart Chrome and verify via chrome://version; enterprises should use Google Update/Chrome Enterprise policies to enforce the minimum version. If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by restricting users from browsing untrusted HTML pages and consider disabling 3D APIs/WebGL through the Disable3DAPIs enterprise policy, accepting that this may break graphics-heavy web applications; these are compensating controls, not substitutes for the update.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ANGLE is Chromium's graphics abstraction layer that translates OpenGL ES/WebGL calls to native APIs such as Direct3D on Windows. CWE-119 describes improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer; here a crafted HTML page exercises the ANGLE path and can cause an out-of-bounds read, potentially exposing memory contents within the renderer process. The assessed CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) confirms this is a network-delivered, unauthenticated, user-interaction-dependent confidentiality issue limited to the sandbox; Windows builds before 156.0.8078.47 are affected.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Remote crafted page requires victim interaction (UI:R) but no privileges (PR:N); impact is an in-sandbox memory read, so C:H with I:N/A:N and no scope change (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (google).
CVSS VectorVendor: google
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Memory corruption in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Threat Intelligence Overview
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