Description
Race condition in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A race condition in Chrome’s USB handling enables a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to escape the sandbox and execute arbitrary code. By delivering a specially crafted HTML page, the attacker can trigger the vulnerability, resulting in code execution and potential privilege escalation beyond the browser sandbox. The weakness is a classic race condition, identified as CWE‑367 and CWE‑368.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome is affected for versions earlier than 151.0.7922.169.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is rated 8.3 in CVSS, indicating a high severity level. The EPSS score of <1% suggests a low but nonzero probability of exploitation, and the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that exploitation requires the attacker to first compromise the renderer process, typically via a malicious website, and then deliver malicious HTML to trigger the race condition. While no public exploits have been reported, the lack of an active exploit and the need for a prior compromise reduce the immediate risk, but the high severity and sandbox escape capability warrant prompt action.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 17:51 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.169 or later to apply the race‑condition fix.
  • Configure Chrome policy to keep the browser on the latest stable channel and enable automatic updates.
  • If an update cannot be applied immediately, restrict USB device access in Chrome via policy or flags to reduce the attack surface, and monitor web traffic for anomalous attempts to exploit Chrome USB handling.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 21, 2026 at 17:51 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4749-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6455-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +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': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition in Chrome USB Handling Enables Sandbox Escape chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Arbitrary code execution due to a race condition in USB
Weaknesses CWE-368
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

Important


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Race Condition in Chrome USB Handling Enables Sandbox Escape
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Race condition in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-367
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T03:55:38.090Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:44:59.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-76044

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T11:27:15.892Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:28.530

Modified: 2026-08-21T19:27:59.103

Link: CVE-2026-76044

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T20:31:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-76044 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T18:00:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-367

    Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

  • CWE-368

    Context Switching Race Condition