Description
Use after free 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: Medium)
Published: 2026-07-30
Score: 9.6 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a use-after-free flaw in ANGLE, the graphics abstraction layer used by Chromium. An attacker who can compromise the renderer process can trigger freed memory to be accessed via a crafted HTML page, potentially causing a sandbox escape. Based on the description, it is inferred that this escape could allow the attacker to execute code with privileges higher than those of the renderer, potentially leading to broader system compromise. The flaw is identified as CWE-416 and CWE-825.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome up to and including version 151.0.7922.71 (any build before 151.0.7922.72). The affected component is the ANGLE renderer within the Chromium browser. Any deployment of Chrome that uses this renderer path is susceptible.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 9.6 classifies this issue as critical. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low current probability of exploitation, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector requires a malicious or compromised web page that is rendered inside an untrusted process; once the renderer is compromised, the attacker can exploit the use-after-free to escape the sandbox. Based on the description, it is inferred that the sandbox escape could enable privileged code execution beyond the renderer, potentially affecting other system components. Given the exploitation path involves precise memory manipulation, achieving this remotely without initial renderer compromise would be challenging.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:37 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer.
  • If an update is not possible, restrict Chrome from rendering untrusted content by disabling or blocking ANGLE-dependent features in policy settings.
  • Use network controls or a browser extension to block or monitor pages that attempt to serve crafted HTML designed to exploit the GPU renderer.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 2, 2026 at 06:37 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 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'}


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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Use after free in ANGLE
Weaknesses CWE-825
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

Moderate


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +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 Use after free 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: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-416
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-31T15:57:47.774Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:34:59.976Z

Link: CVE-2026-17832

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-31T15:57:13.696Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:46.777

Modified: 2026-08-03T19:06:31.063

Link: CVE-2026-17832

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:33Z

Links: CVE-2026-17832 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-02T06:45:03Z

Weaknesses