Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessRegister or compromise a web domain
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DeliveryEmbed crafted HTML/WebGL payload triggering ANGLE uninitialized read
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ExploitLure Windows Chrome user to the page
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ExecutionBrowser reads uninitialized renderer memory
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ImpactExfiltrate leaked memory fragments to attacker server
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Variable initialization checks
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| Exploitation Conditions | The victim must be running Google Chrome on Windows (the vulnerability is Windows-specific per the description and is not reported on macOS or Linux). The victim must actively navigate to or be redirected to an attacker-controlled or attacker-compromised HTML page - the UI:R metric in the CVSS vector confirms user interaction is required. No authentication, login, or special browser configuration is needed on the attacker's side (PR:N). Exploitation is limited to leaking data within the Chrome renderer process; Chrome's sandbox prevents direct OS-level access. The vulnerability does not apply to Chrome on non-Windows platforms based on the available description. The limiting factors are: Windows-only scope, required user page visit, renderer-sandbox containment of any leaked data, and no confirmed integrity or availability impact. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) captures a remotely triggerable information-disclosure bug requiring a single user interaction - navigating to an attacker-controlled page - with no privilege requirement. The EPSS score of 0.23% at the 14th percentile reflects very low real-world exploitation probability, consistent with the medium severity rating and absence of CISA KEV listing or known POC. The scope is limited to Windows (the description explicitly scopes it there) and to the Chrome renderer process, which further caps blast radius. The primary real-world risk is that uninitialized heap or stack data from the renderer could be exfiltrated; because the renderer is sandboxed, the attacker cannot directly pivot to the host OS from this vulnerability alone. This is a genuine but low-urgency finding: the broad Chrome install base gives it reach, but the impact ceiling, low EPSS, and fast Chrome auto-update cadence significantly reduce operational risk for most organizations. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker registers or compromises a website and embeds a crafted HTML page containing WebGL or graphics-heavy content designed to trigger the ANGLE uninitialized-read path in Chrome's renderer process. A Windows user browsing to that page with an unpatched version of Chrome could have fragments of renderer process memory - potentially including residual content from prior page visits - transmitted back to the attacker. No public POC exists at time of analysis, but the attack surface (any web page viewable in Chrome) makes drive-by delivery straightforward if a weaponized trigger were developed. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026
Uninitialized memory read in ANGLE (Chrome's graphics abstraction layer) on Windows exposes potentially sensitive process memory contents to remote attackers via a crafted HTML page. Affected are all Google Chrome releases on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72. An attacker who persuades a user to visit a malicious page can trigger the ANGLE component to read and potentially leak uninitialized memory, risking disclosure of in-process data. No public exploit code has been identified and EPSS stands at 0.23% (14th percentile), indicating low observed exploitation probability despite the broad deployment footprint of Chrome.
RemediationAI
The primary fix is to upgrade Google Chrome on Windows to version 151.0.7922.72 or later, as confirmed by the vendor advisory at http://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. Chrome's built-in auto-update mechanism should deliver this patch to most end-user systems automatically; administrators managing enterprise deployments should verify version compliance via policy or MDM. If immediate patching is not possible, a compensating control is to restrict user browsing to trusted allow-listed domains via browser policy or a web proxy, which reduces exposure to crafted HTML pages - note that this is operationally disruptive and does not eliminate risk from compromised trusted sites. Disabling hardware-accelerated graphics (chrome://settings/system → 'Use graphics acceleration when available') would likely prevent triggering the ANGLE code path, but will degrade rendering performance noticeably and is not a vendor-recommended mitigation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
ANGLE (Almost Native Graphics Layer Engine) is the graphics translation layer embedded in Chromium that maps OpenGL ES calls to platform-native APIs - on Windows this means DirectX. CWE-457 (Use of Uninitialized Variable) describes a class of bug where a memory region is read before it has been explicitly written, causing the program to operate on whatever bytes happen to occupy that address at the time. In a sandboxed browser renderer, such uninitialized regions may contain residual data from prior heap or stack allocations, potentially including fragments of earlier page content, decoded media, or other renderer-process state. The CPE string (cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) scoped to Windows and the Chromium severity label of Medium are consistent with a confidentiality-only impact that does not cross process or sandbox boundaries.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Network-delivered via any web page (AV:N), no special conditions (AC:L), no auth required (PR:N), user must visit page (UI:R), renderer-sandboxed partial memory disclosure only (C:L, I:N, A:N).
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CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
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3DescriptionCVE.org
Uninitialized Use in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
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View all 80Same weakness CWE-457 – Use of Uninitialized Variable
View allSame technique Information Disclosure
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
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