Description
Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker 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

The flaw lies in the ANGLE implementation of Google Chrome on macOS before version 151.0.7922.72 and allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the browser sandbox by serving a crafted HTML page. This issue is associated with integrity‑related weaknesses (CWE-501, CWE-693) and could lead to arbitrary code execution or privilege escalation, compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the victim system.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome browsers running on macOS older than 151.0.7922.72 are affected. The vulnerability was identified in Chrome’s stable channel for Mac and applies to any installation that has not yet been updated to the patched release.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 signals a high‑severity condition. The EPSS score of less than 1% and the fact that the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog suggest that exploitation in the near term is unlikely. Nonetheless, the attack vector requires only that the victim open a malicious web page, which is a realistic scenario for social engineering or compromised sites. Given the severity, immediate remediation is recommended.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 07:18 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to the patched version 151.0.7922.72 or newer.
  • Disable the ANGLE rendering pipeline by launching Chrome with the --disable-angle flag to reduce attack surface.
  • Enable or verify that Chrome’s Safe Browsing is active and consider additional network perimeter controls to block malicious web content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 07:18 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

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE
Weaknesses CWE-501
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-693
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'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:15:00 +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 Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:27:28.667Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:24.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-17695

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T15:26:56.110Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:31.877

Modified: 2026-08-03T17:51:01.613

Link: CVE-2026-17695

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:18:55Z

Links: CVE-2026-17695 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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

Weaknesses
  • CWE-501

    Trust Boundary Violation

  • CWE-693

    Protection Mechanism Failure