Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessHost crafted HTML page
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DeliveryLure victim via social engineering
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ExploitPage abuses FileSystem authorization flaw
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ExecutionEscape renderer sandbox
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ImpactExecute arbitrary code as browser process
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the victim to open a crafted HTML page in a vulnerable Chrome desktop build (< 152.0.7977.75) - the CVSS UI:R and the description's explicit 'leveraging social engineering' confirm user interaction (navigating to attacker content) is mandatory, which is the primary limiting factor. No authentication and no special browser configuration are needed (PR:N, default settings), and delivery is fully remote over the network (AV:N). Exploitation is limited to desktop Chrome versions before the 152.0.7977.75 fix; it is not zero-click and does not work against already-patched or non-vulnerable builds. |
| Impact | This is a genuine high-priority patch, not a paper tiger: the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, 9.6) describes an unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-delivered sandbox escape with full C/I/A impact, gated only by a single user action (visiting a page). The one real limiter is UI:R - the victim must be socially engineered into loading attacker content - so this is not wormable/zero-click, which typically keeps EPSS modest for browser bugs shortly after disclosure. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or public POC is present in the provided data, so current in-the-wild risk is inferred rather than confirmed. Browser sandbox escapes are historically high-value targets that attackers and exploit brokers weaponize once details surface, so patching should be treated as urgent even without a KEV entry - any organization running Chrome at scale, from a large enterprise fleet down to a mid-sized municipal IT team in opole, should roll the update promptly. Note the input tag 'Authentication Bypass' is inaccurate: CWE-863 is an authorization (sandbox-boundary) defect, not an authentication bypass - do not let the mislabel skew triage. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker crafts a malicious HTML page and uses phishing or a malvertising link to convince a victim to open it in a vulnerable Chrome build. When the page loads, it abuses the FileSystem authorization flaw to escape the renderer sandbox and execute attacker-controlled code with browser-level privileges on the victim's machine. No public POC is identified yet, but the low attack complexity and network vector make reliable exploitation plausible once technical details circulate. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 02, 2026
Sandbox escape and out-of-sandbox arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome (desktop) before 152.0.7977.75, rooted in an incorrect authorization flaw in the FileSystem component. A remote attacker who lures a victim into opening a crafted HTML page can break out of the renderer sandbox and run code with the privileges of the browser process. Rated High by Chromium and CVSS 9.6; the vendor has shipped a stable-channel patch, though no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Google Chrome to 152.0.7977.75 or later on the stable channel (per the Chrome Releases advisory, https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html). Chrome normally auto-updates, so confirm the browser has been fully relaunched to apply the new build and audit managed/enterprise fleets where auto-update may be disabled via policy. Chromium-derived browsers (Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi, Electron apps embedding the affected engine) should be updated once their upstream rebases ship. If patching must be delayed, reduce exposure by limiting user browsing to trusted sites and enabling protections that blunt social-engineering delivery (Safe Browsing enhanced protection, blocking untrusted downloads/attachments), accepting that these controls only lower likelihood and do not remove the underlying flaw; there is no supported per-feature toggle that disables the FileSystem authorization path without breaking legitimate web functionality.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability lives in Chromium's FileSystem subsystem, which mediates web-facing file APIs across the renderer/browser sandbox boundary. The root cause is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization): an authorization check that should confine file operations to the renderer's sandboxed context is performed incorrectly, allowing an operation to be authorized when it should be denied. Because the flaw crosses a privilege boundary (renderer sandbox to broader browser context), CVSS assigns Scope:Changed. The affected artifact is the desktop Chrome browser (Chromium engine) on all major desktop platforms; EUVD tracks the fix at build 152.0.7977.75. Google's minimal disclosure convention means implementation details beyond 'incorrect authorization in FileSystem' are withheld until broad patch uptake.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote crafted page (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N) requires the victim to open it (UI:R); sandbox escape crosses a privilege boundary (S:C) yielding full code execution (C/I/A:H).
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CVSS VectorVendor: google
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4DescriptionCVE.org
Incorrect authorization in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.75 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Executive ViewAI
Google Chrome (desktop) contains a critical sandbox escape vulnerability enabling remote code execution when users open a crafted webpage, affecting millions of corporate and consumer users globally. Successful exploitation bypasses browser security boundaries and executes code with full browser privileges, risking unauthorized system access, credential theft, and malware installation.
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Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
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SUSE
Severity: Critical| Product | Status |
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| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | Fixed |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | Fixed |
| SUSE Package Hub 15 SP7 | Affected |
EUVD-2026-69730
GHSA-77ww-pg49-9w44
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