Description
Race condition in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside 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: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A race condition exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome prior to revision 152.0.7977.65. The flaw allows a remote attacker to deliver a crafted HTML page that can race access to shared resources, potentially breaking out of the browser sandbox and executing code on the host operating system. The vulnerability is classified as CWE‑362 and its CVSS score of 7.5 indicates high severity, while Chromium security severity is listed as Medium. The consequence of exploitation is loss of process isolation and the possibility of arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox.

Affected Systems

The impact is limited to installations of Google Chrome that use the ANGLE graphics backend and are running a stable release earlier than 152.0.7977.65. The vulnerability applies to all user machines with those conditions, regardless of operating system.

Risk and Exploitability

The EPSS score is less than 1%, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, indicating no widespread exploitation has been reported. However, the described race condition can be triggered by a maliciously crafted web page, so the attack vector is inferred to be remote. If an attacker can supply such a page, the sandbox escape would allow them to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the browser process. The lack of publicly available exploitation cases reduces immediate threat, but the potential for arbitrary code execution and the CVSS score of 7.5 indicating high severity make it a high‑risk issue for end users.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 18:25 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later to eliminate the race condition in ANGLE.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, run Chrome in a separate virtual machine or container to contain any potential sandbox escape.
  • Verify that Chrome’s sandboxing features are enabled and remove or disable any extensions or plugins that could bypass the sandbox.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 18:25 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 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome ANGLE Race Condition Allowing Sandbox Escape

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Chrome ANGLE Race Condition Allowing Sandbox Escape

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:57:15.684Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:04:01.239Z

Link: CVE-2026-78906

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:50:54.215Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:48.010

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:16:52.073

Link: CVE-2026-78906

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T18:30:02Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-362

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