Description
Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published:
2026-08-20
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Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Chrome | affected |
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History
Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-250 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-20T20:51:19.618Z
Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:28:08.325Z
Link: CVE-2026-76018
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-20T21:17:09.920
Modified: 2026-08-20T21:17:09.920
Link: CVE-2026-76018
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Weaknesses
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CWE-250
Execution with Unnecessary Privileges