Description
Out of bounds write in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 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: 2026-08-06
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

This vulnerability is an out‑of‑bounds write in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. A remote attacker who has succeeded in compromising the renderer process can craft an HTML page that triggers the memory corruption. If the exploit succeeds, the attacker may break out of the renderer sandbox and gain the privileges of the browser process, leading to arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable host.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome web browsers that are older than version 151.0.7922.109 are affected, as the issue was fixed in that release. Users executing earlier stable channel builds are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVE is classified as a Chromium security severity of High. The CVSS score of 8.3 indicates high severity. EPSS score 0.00241 indicates a very low but nonzero exploitation probability, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, which limits publicly available exploit data. The likely attack path involves an attacker hosting a malicious web page that a user visits, exploiting the renderer process after it has already been compromised. Due to the absence of public exploit code and the limited exploitation window, the overall risk remains moderate but still warrants immediate action.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 15:06 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to the latest stable version (151.0.7922.109 or newer) to eliminate the Skia out‑of‑bounds write.
  • Ensure Chrome is launched with its default sandbox enabled; do not run it with elevated privileges or disable sandbox features.
  • Deploy web‑content filtering or threat‑detection controls to block or mitigate access to malicious pages that might target renderer processes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 7, 2026 at 15:06 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4728-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6422-1 chromium security update
History

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Title chromium-browser: skia: Skia: Sandbox escape via out-of-bounds write in Chromium
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Write in Skia May Lead to Sandbox Escape in Google Chrome

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/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'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Title Out‑of‑Bounds Write in Skia May Lead to Sandbox Escape in Google Chrome

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Description Out of bounds write in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 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-787
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-08T03:55:26.159Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T16:51:53.615Z

Link: CVE-2026-19173

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T13:11:49.407Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-06T22:16:59.813

Modified: 2026-08-08T05:17:09.253

Link: CVE-2026-19173

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-06T20:33:55Z

Links: CVE-2026-19173 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T15:15:04Z

Weaknesses