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Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.53 allows attackers to run arbitrary code inside the renderer sandbox by luring a user to a crafted HTML page that triggers a use-after-free in the ANGLE graphics layer. The flaw carries a CVSS 8.8 score and requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page), and no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The sandbox containment limits direct system impact, but the bug is a strong candidate for chaining with a sandbox escape.
Technical ContextAI
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Chrome's translation layer that maps WebGL and other GPU API calls onto the host platform's native graphics stack - on Windows, primarily Direct3D. Because ANGLE processes attacker-controlled GPU command streams in the GPU/renderer process, memory-safety bugs in this layer are a recurring source of high-severity Chromium issues. The root cause class is CWE-416 (Use After Free): an object is freed but a dangling reference is later dereferenced, allowing an attacker who controls heap layout via crafted WebGL/HTML content to coerce the freed slot into a controllable type and achieve code execution inside the sandboxed process. The Windows-only scoping reflects ANGLE's platform-specific D3D backend code path.
RemediationAI
Update Chrome on Windows to version 149.0.7827.53 or later via the Chrome Releases stable channel update referenced at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html; this is the patch available from the vendor. In managed environments, push the update through Google Update / Chrome Browser Cloud Management and verify clients have restarted Chrome so the new binary is loaded. For Chromium-based browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera), apply their respective vendor updates as they pick up the ANGLE fix. If patching must be delayed, compensating controls include disabling hardware-accelerated WebGL via the chrome://flags or enterprise policy 'HardwareAccelerationModeEnabled=false' (trade-off: degrades WebGL/Canvas/video performance and breaks GPU-dependent web apps), and blocking access to untrusted sites via web filtering (trade-off: only effective against known-bad domains, not watering-hole attacks on compromised legitimate sites). Tracking bug https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498881735 will likely become public after the patch window closes.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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Severity: Important| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-34503
GHSA-9853-cw3r-5w4v