Description
Race condition in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

A race condition exists in the fonts handling subsystem of Google Chrome, which can be triggered by a crafted HTML page. If an attacker has already compromised the renderer process, the timing flaw allows the malicious page to read or write memory beyond its intended bounds, providing a route to execute arbitrary code outside the renderer sandbox. The description indicates that remote exploitation is possible once the renderer is compromised, making the impact severe.

Affected Systems

This vulnerability impacts Google Chrome for all platform builds released before version 155.0.8059.39. The affected component is the Fonts module used by the renderer process. Because the advisory references all releases prior to the patched version, it is inferred that every earlier Chrome release is vulnerable, though the statement is not explicitly verified for each individual build.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.3 signals high severity, meaning that successful exploitation could grant significant privileges. The EPSS score is unavailable, so the current likelihood of exploitation is unknown. This flaw is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Exploitation requires a prior compromise of the renderer process, which is uncommon on a correctly sandboxed system; however, once that condition is met, a crafted page can trigger the race to escape the sandbox.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 04:19 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 155.0.8059.39 or later.
  • Ensure that the browser sandbox for renderer processes is active and not overridden by extensions or policies.
  • Review and restrict policies that grant elevated privileges to renderer processes, and consider disabling or controlling font loading from untrusted web pages when possible.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 7, 2026 at 04:19 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4833-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6553-1 chromium security update
History

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition in Google Chrome Fonts Allows Remote Code Execution chromium-browser: Race condition in Fonts
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Title Race Condition in Google Chrome Fonts Allows Remote Code Execution

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Race condition in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-362
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-07T03:55:50.934Z

Reserved: 2026-10-06T16:33:05.655Z

Link: CVE-2026-106238

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-06T20:00:22.960Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-06T19:17:50.690

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:53:39.657

Link: CVE-2026-106238

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-10-06T18:41:15Z

Links: CVE-2026-106238 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T06:30:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')