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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-66042

| CVE-2026-79040 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-08-25 Chrome GHSA-2666-q8j4-j8qc
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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4.3 MEDIUM

Network-delivered via crafted HTML page (AV:N), no privileges needed (PR:N), user must visit the page (UI:R), impact confined to low confidentiality read of uninitialized memory with no integrity or availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Analysis Generated
Aug 27, 2026 - 18:31 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Aug 27, 2026 - 17:22 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 20:10 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Uninitialized resource in GPU in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

AnalysisAI

Memory disclosure via uninitialized GPU resource in Google Chrome on Android (prior to 152.0.7977.65) allows a remote attacker to read memory outside the browser sandbox by directing a user to a crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) reflects a low-complexity network attack requiring no privileges but dependent on user interaction. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Recon
Craft malicious HTML/WebGL page
Delivery
Host on attacker-controlled server
Exploit
Deliver page link to Android Chrome user
Install
User visits page in unpatched Chrome
C2
GPU processes crafted content, reads uninitialized memory
Execute
Memory contents disclosed outside sandbox boundary
Impact
Attacker receives leaked data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to be running Google Chrome on Android at a version prior to 152.0.7977.65 and to actively visit a crafted HTML page, satisfying the CVSS UI:R requirement. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Overall real-world risk is moderate-to-low. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page containing WebGL or GPU-accelerated rendering operations designed to trigger uninitialized GPU memory reads in Chrome on Android. A targeted Android user visits the page through a phishing link, malvertising redirect, or compromised website, causing Chrome's GPU subsystem to process the content and expose uninitialized memory contents. …
Remediation Update Google Chrome on Android to version 152.0.7977.65 or later, which contains the vendor-released patch for this vulnerability; this is confirmed as the fix version by the Chrome Stable Channel release 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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