Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure macOS Chrome user to page
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DeliveryServe crafted WebGPU shader HTML
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ExploitTrigger flawed Tint translation logic
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ExecutionBypass protection mechanism
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ImpactEscape renderer sandbox
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Protection mechanism completeness
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome on macOS at a version below 151.0.7922.72 and to visit an attacker-controlled HTML page (UI:R - user interaction is mandatory), which must then exercise the WebGPU/Tint shader-translation path. Limiting factors: the bug is macOS-only (Windows/Linux builds are not implicated by the description), it needs the WebGPU-backed Tint code to be reachable, and as a sandbox escape it realistically depends on being combined with a separate renderer-side compromise - consistent with Google's Low severity rating and the very low EPSS despite the 9.6 CVSS. No authentication is required (PR:N). |
| Impact | The signals here conflict and warrant caution. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) scores 9.6 Critical - network reach, low complexity, no privileges, scope change from a sandbox escape, and full CIA impact - but Google's own Chromium security team rated this Low severity, and EPSS is only 0.16% (6th percentile), indicating very low predicted exploitation. There is no KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so this is not evidence of active or imminent exploitation. The word 'potentially' in the description plus the Low vendor rating suggest practical exploitability is far lower than the 9.6 implies - typical of sandbox-escape bugs, which usually must be chained with a separate renderer compromise. Net: patch on normal Chrome cadence rather than as an emergency; the high CVSS overstates real-world urgency relative to the vendor rating and EPSS. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts a malicious web page containing crafted WebGPU shader code and entices a macOS Chrome user to visit it via a phishing link or malvertising. When the page's shaders are processed by the vulnerable Tint component, the flawed protection logic is triggered, potentially allowing the attacker to escape the renderer sandbox from an otherwise low-privilege web context. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, and the low attack complexity is offset by the need to chain this with renderer control in practice. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 30, 2026
Sandbox escape in Google Chrome on macOS (versions prior to 151.0.7922.72) stems from an inappropriate implementation in the Tint component and lets a remote attacker who lures a victim to a crafted HTML page potentially break out of the renderer sandbox. Google rated the Chromium severity as Low, though the reported CVSS is 9.6; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the EPSS score is only 0.16% (6th percentile), pointing to low near-term exploitation likelihood. The flaw is Mac-specific and requires user interaction (visiting a malicious page).
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome on macOS to version 151.0.7922.72 or later via the Stable channel, then restart the browser to load the new binary (Chrome auto-updates but the update only takes effect on relaunch). Details are in the Chrome release advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html. If patching must be deferred, a targeted compensating control is to disable WebGPU (navigate to chrome://flags and turn off the WebGPU/unsafe-WebGPU flags, or deploy the enterprise policy to disable it), which removes access to the Tint shader path at the cost of breaking sites that rely on WebGPU-accelerated graphics/compute; because exploitation depends on user interaction, enforcing Safe Browsing and cautioning users against untrusted pages further reduces exposure until the update is applied.
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Tint is Chromium's WGSL-to-backend shader translation library used by the WebGPU/Dawn graphics stack to compile GPU shader programs supplied by web pages. An inappropriate implementation here means a protection-mechanism or validation step in the shader compilation/translation path did not behave as intended, which is why the issue maps to CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) rather than a direct memory-corruption class. Because WebGPU exposes lower-level GPU access to untrusted web content, a logic gap in Tint on the macOS backend can be leveraged from the renderer to weaken or bypass the sandbox boundary. The affected product per CPE is cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*, specifically the macOS build.
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Severity by source
Sources disagree (Low–Critical)AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote crafted page needs no auth (PR:N) but requires a visit (UI:R) and realistic chaining for a sandbox escape (AC:H); scope changes (S:C) with full impact.
vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.
CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Inappropriate implementation in Tint in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Executive ViewAI
Google Chrome on macOS versions prior to 151.0.7922.72 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in the Tint component that could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems. Exploitation requires social engineering-directing users to a malicious webpage-but successful compromise would grant full access to browser-stored credentials, cached data, and potentially enable lateral movement into the host system. While no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, the critical nature of renderer sandbox escapes and high technical severity necessitate urgent patching across all macOS Chrome deployments.
Vendor-released patch: version 151.0.7922.72 or later
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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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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 |
EUVD-2026-50941
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