Description
Out of bounds read and write in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Published: 2026-07-01
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Out‑of‑bounds read and write conditions in the Dawn rendering engine of Google Chrome can be triggered by a crafted HTML page. If successfully exploited, an attacker may escape the browser sandbox and run malicious code on the host operating system. The flaw is catalogued as CWE‑125 and CWE‑787 and carries a CVSS score of 9.6, indicating a high severity if exploitation succeeds.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome versions earlier than 150.0.7871.46 are affected. All supported releases that have not yet received the 150.0.7871.46 security update are at risk, so any user running an older build is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability can be exercised remotely by loading malicious HTML content; this is inferred from the description. The EPSS score of < 1% suggests that exploitation is unlikely in current threat markets, yet the CVSS score of 9.6 shows that a successful attack would enable sandbox escape and potentially arbitrary code execution on the host. The issue is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, implying no known widely active exploits as of this analysis.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 21, 2026 at 12:59 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later
  • Enable automatic updates to receive security patches promptly
  • Avoid visiting untrusted sites or use browser extensions that block malicious content

Generated by OpenCVE AI on July 21, 2026 at 12:59 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4672-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6378-1 chromium security update
History

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

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Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-787
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 Out of bounds read and write in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-03T03:55:30.246Z

Reserved: 2026-07-01T21:37:33.095Z

Link: CVE-2026-14420

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-01T23:59:48.937Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-21T13:00:04Z

Weaknesses