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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-65979

| CVE-2026-78978 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-p6h6-mmg4-qj75
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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9.6 CRITICAL

Sandbox escape constitutes a scope change (S:C); all other metrics reflect network delivery via a crafted page requiring only passive user navigation.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:55 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 26, 2026 - 15:52 NVD
8.8 (None) 8.8 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome's ANGLE graphics engine on Windows prior to version 152.0.7977.65 enables remote attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the browser sandbox. Exploitation requires no authentication and only that a victim navigate to a crafted HTML page, yielding a CVSS 8.8 score with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Attacker hosts crafted HTML page
Delivery
Victim navigates to page in Chrome on Windows
Exploit
ANGLE graphics engine performs out-of-bounds read
Execution
Memory corruption achieved at renderer-to-GPU process boundary
Persist
Renderer sandbox escape executed
Impact
Arbitrary code runs outside Chrome sandbox

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must be running Google Chrome on Windows-the vulnerability is explicitly platform-specific and does not affect Chrome on Linux or macOS-in any version prior to 152.0.7977.65. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.8 score reflects high network-exploitable severity with low attack complexity and no privilege requirements, but the EPSS score of 0.35% at the 28th percentile is notably low for a high-CVSS vulnerability, and SSVC classifies exploitation as 'none' with automatable set to 'no'-these signals together indicate no observed mass exploitation or publicly weaponized exploit at time of analysis. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page containing specially constructed graphics or WebGL content designed to trigger the out-of-bounds read in Chrome's ANGLE engine during rendering. A Windows user browsing to this page in an unpatched Chrome version triggers the memory corruption, which the attacker chains into code execution outside the Chrome renderer sandbox. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome on Windows to version 152.0.7977.65 or later as documented in the Chrome stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, alert Chrome users on Windows systems of the patch requirement and identify all affected installations through your device inventory. …

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