Description
Integer overflow 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

An integer overflow in the ANGLE graphics library of Google Chrome, discovered in versions prior to 151.0.7922.72, can allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the browser sandbox. The flaw, identified as CWE‑190, permits a crafted HTML page to corrupt internal data, potentially resulting in arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox. Because the vulnerability is within a privileged rendering engine, the impact is that an attacker could gain full system access from a malicious web page, aligning with a high severity level as reflected by a CVSS score of 9.6.

Affected Systems

Affected systems are users of Google Chrome up to and including version 151.0.7922.71. The issue does not affect Chrome 151.0.7922.72 or later, which includes the vendor‑provided fix. The vulnerability is scoped to the renderer process, which runs in a separate sandboxed environment from the browser core.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 indicates that potential exploitation can provide local privilege escalation and remote code execution in the worst case. The EPSS score is less than 1%, suggesting that exploits are currently rare, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker must first be able to execute code within the renderer via a malicious HTML page; once that placeholder is achieved, the integer overflow can be triggered to escape the sandbox. Consequently, the risk level is high for environments that expose Chrome to uncontrolled web content, especially when remote users or web pages can trigger renderer code.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 07:22 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or later as soon as possible to apply the vendor fix.
  • Ensure that Chrome’s sandbox is enabled (the default setting) and that no enterprise policy disables sandboxed renderer processes; consider using organization policies to enforce this.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict Chrome access to trusted domains only and deploy a content‑security‑policy that blocks or limits the features that could trigger ANGLE rendering (e.g., disabling WebGL). Additionally, isolate Chrome processes using virtualization or containerization to contain potential escapes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 07:22 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 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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: Integer overflow in ANGLE
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +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 Integer overflow 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-190
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:53:41.154Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:21.813Z

Link: CVE-2026-17682

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T14:53:34.526Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:30.443

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:59:49.490

Link: CVE-2026-17682

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:18:51Z

Links: CVE-2026-17682 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T07:30:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-190

    Integer Overflow or Wraparound