Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in Google Chrome’s ANGLE graphics engine fails to properly validate untrusted input, allowing a crafted HTML page to supply data that the renderer accepts. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker must have prior access to a compromised renderer process or exploit it via another vulnerability. The attacker can then leverage this weakness to escape the browser sandbox and execute code with system privileges, effectively achieving remote code execution. This flaw involves the weaknesses identified by CWE-1286 and CWE-20, which relate to improper input validation.

Affected Systems

All users of Google Chrome running versions before 151.0.7922.72, regardless of operating system, are vulnerable to this issue.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 signifies a severe vulnerability. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates that exploits in the wild are currently rare, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. However, based on the description, the attacker must first compromise the renderer process—most commonly by delivering a malicious HTML page—before they can escape the sandbox and gain elevated privileges on the host.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 23:11 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer.
  • Confirm that Chrome’s sandbox remains enabled and that no policies or extensions disable it.
  • Monitor the browser for renderer crashes or abnormal activity that may indicate exploitation attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 23:11 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4710-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6408-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

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'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T17:38:20.916Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:19.215Z

Link: CVE-2026-17671

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T17:21:52.714Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:29.220

Modified: 2026-08-03T12:10:27.880

Link: CVE-2026-17671

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:18:48Z

Links: CVE-2026-17671 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T23:15:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1286

    Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

  • CWE-20

    Improper Input Validation