CVE-2026-79138
Out of bounds write 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.
02 Description
Out of bounds write 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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-27.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-25 20:10Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-27 03:57Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-25
- Assigning CNA
- Chrome
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 1b26b59240133faf780ac61141ad8fff65a25b185067bd8a7fc3137b9c01b3ca
05 Affected products
06 References
- chromereleases.googleblog.comhttps://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
- issues.chromium.orghttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/536681676
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- webkit2gtk3 Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-jsc Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- webkit2gtk3 Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- webkit2gtk3 Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-jsc Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
- webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el8_10
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- webkit2gtk3 Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
- webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel Fixed in 2.54.0-1.el9_8
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- chromium Fixed in 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- chromium Fixed in 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- chromium Fixed in 152.0.7977.64-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.