Description
Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A race condition in the V8 JavaScript engine of Google Chrome allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser’s sandbox when a victim opens a specially crafted HTML page. The flaw provides a path to break out of the sandbox and run code with the privileges of the local user, thereby compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The weakness is categorized as a race condition, CWE-362.

Affected Systems

Google Chrome browsers rendering the vulnerable V8 engine before version 152.0.7977.65 are affected. All users running these releases on any platform that includes this browser kernel are susceptible to the flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 7.5, and the EPSS score is < 1%; the vulnerability is not currently in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no widespread, publicly documented exploitation yet. The likely attack vector is a malicious webpage that a user visits or receives via a link. An attacker can craft the HTML to trigger the race condition, and the lack of complexity barriers indicates that exploitation would not require special prerequisites beyond delivering the page to the victim’s browser.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 17:55 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the Google Chrome update to version 152.0.7977.65 or newer immediately.
  • Configure Chrome to run with automatic updates enabled so future patches are applied promptly.
  • Run Chrome under a standard user account rather than an administrator to preserve the integrity of the browser sandbox.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 17:55 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4771-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6482-1 chromium security update
History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition in V8 Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Title Race Condition in V8 Enables Remote Code Execution via Crafted HTML

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

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Description Race condition in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-362
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:56:46.886Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:03:58.291Z

Link: CVE-2026-78901

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:10:09.554Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:47.520

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:16:51.547

Link: CVE-2026-78901

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:00:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

    Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')