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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AnalysisAI
Sandbox escape in Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216 enables a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to break out of Chrome's sandbox via a use-after-free flaw in the ANGLE graphics translation layer. Exploitation requires user interaction with a crafted HTML page and is typically chained with a separate renderer-compromise bug. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and EPSS is very low (0.03%), though Google rated the underlying issue Critical severity.
Technical ContextAI
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Chromium's abstraction library that translates WebGL and other OpenGL ES API calls into the host platform's native graphics API (Direct3D on Windows, Metal on macOS, Vulkan/OpenGL on Linux). Because ANGLE code runs partly in the GPU process - which is more privileged than the renderer sandbox - memory safety bugs here are a classic pivot point for sandbox escapes. The root cause class, CWE-416 (Use After Free), occurs when an object is freed but a dangling pointer is later dereferenced, allowing an attacker who can groom the heap to redirect execution or corrupt adjacent state. The affected component is identified by CPE cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* across all platforms shipping the Chromium ANGLE backend.
RemediationAI
Upgrade to the vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 148.0.7778.216 or later on Windows, macOS, and Linux via the Stable Channel update referenced at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0877304591.html, and verify the fix by checking chrome://settings/help. Administrators of Chromium-derivative browsers and Electron apps should track upstream Chromium issue https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496445460 and roll the equivalent build once their vendor publishes it. Until patching is complete, compensating controls include disabling hardware acceleration in chrome://settings (removes the ANGLE attack surface at the cost of slower video, WebGL, and canvas rendering), blocking WebGL via enterprise policy (key=Disable3DAPIs, which breaks WebGL-based sites and games), and applying SiteIsolationOrigins/IsolateOrigins enterprise policy to limit blast radius if a renderer is compromised; none of these substitute for the upstream patch, which is the only complete fix.
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Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Use After Free
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SUSE
Severity: High| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
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EUVD-2026-33172
GHSA-j7c2-phrm-27r8