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Remote crafted page needs no auth (PR:N) but requires the victim to visit it (UI:R); sandbox-escape potential justifies S:C with partial (Low) C/I/A impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AnalysisAI
Sandbox escape in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics component affects all desktop builds prior to 151.0.7922.72, where a remote attacker can serve a crafted HTML page to trigger a use-after-free and potentially break out of the renderer sandbox. Google rates the Chromium security severity as Medium; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not in CISA KEV, with a low EPSS of 0.21% (11th percentile). Exploitation requires the victim to visit an attacker-controlled page (UI:R), and a vendor patch is already available.
Technical ContextAI
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is Chrome's graphics abstraction layer that translates OpenGL ES / WebGL calls onto the host platform's native graphics APIs (Direct3D, Metal, Vulkan, OpenGL). Because WebGL content is driven directly by untrusted web pages, ANGLE processes attacker-influenced rendering commands inside the GPU/renderer process. The root cause is CWE-416 (Use After Free): an object is freed while a dangling reference remains reachable, and subsequent use of that stale pointer corrupts memory. In a browser context this memory corruption in ANGLE can be leveraged toward a sandbox escape, meaning code influence beyond the confines of the sandboxed renderer. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*, i.e. the Chrome desktop application across versions below the fixed build.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Google Chrome 151.0.7922.72 - upgrade Chrome desktop to 151.0.7922.72 or later, then fully restart the browser to load the new build, as documented in the Chrome Stable Channel update advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html). In managed fleets, ensure automatic updates are enabled and force a relaunch to guarantee the fix is applied, since Chrome only completes the update on restart. If patching must be delayed, the practical interim control is to disable hardware-accelerated graphics / WebGL exposure - for example turning off 'Use graphics acceleration when available' or restricting WebGL via enterprise policy - which reduces the untrusted attack surface into ANGLE at the cost of degraded rendering performance for graphics-heavy sites; combine with cautious browsing to avoid untrusted pages. Downstream Chromium-based browsers should be updated to the release that incorporates the equivalent ANGLE fix.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Denial Of Service
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
|---|---|
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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EUVD-2026-50700
GHSA-xfq5-gfch-m94w