Description
Use after free in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Android 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: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A use‑after‑free condition in the ANGLE graphics library inside Google Chrome on Android allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to mount a sandbox escape through a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw is classified as CWE‑416 (Use After Free) and CWE‑825 (Prior Data Exposure).

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the Google Chrome web browser on Android devices running any version prior to 151.0.7922.72. Devices that have not applied the July 2026 stable channel update remain susceptible.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.8 indicates a medium severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1 % reflects a very low probability of exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability is not yet listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Exploitation requires the attacker’s ability to influence the renderer process, which can be achieved by delivering malicious content from a compromised or malicious web page. Once the use‑after‑free is triggered, the sandbox escape can allow the attacker to execute code with higher privileges than the renderer process typically possesses.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:52 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Chrome browser to version 151.0.7922.72 or newer on all Android devices immediately.
  • Ensure that only trusted web content is rendered by the browser by enforcing strict origin checks or using a Chrome Enterprise policy that restricts source URLs for the renderer process.
  • If an update cannot be performed right away, disable or isolate third‑party extensions that may run arbitrary HTML in the renderer, and consider blocking remote content that could trigger the flaw until the official fix is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 3, 2026 at 11:52 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 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

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

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:15:00 +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': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +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 on Android 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: 2026-07-30T19:24:58.689Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T23:35:13.304Z

Link: CVE-2026-17891

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-30T19:24:51.475Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-07-30T01:16:53.097

Modified: 2026-08-03T13:46:40.800

Link: CVE-2026-17891

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-07-30T00:19:49Z

Links: CVE-2026-17891 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T12:00:16Z

Weaknesses