Description
Type confusion in Accessibility in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a type confusion flaw in Chrome's Accessibility layer on Windows. An attacker who manages to compromise the renderer process can craft a malicious HTML page that triggers the flaw, allowing execution of arbitrary code outside the renderer sandbox. This results in remote code execution that can affect the user account or the system, raising both confidentiality and integrity concerns.

Affected Systems

Affected systems are Google Chrome browsers running on Windows platforms with versions earlier than 152.0.7977.65. Any Windows user with these Chrome builds is susceptible to the flaw if an attacker can entice the user to load malicious content.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVE has a CVSS score of 8.3, which indicates high severity, but the EPSS score is < 1% and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating that there are no confirmed public exploits yet. The attack vector is remote via crafted web content, presupposing that the renderer process has already been compromised, which typically requires initial compromise of user input or drives by malicious web pages. Given these prerequisites and the low EPSS score, the likelihood of exploitation is considered moderate, but the potential impact is severe due to code execution outside the sandbox.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 20:30 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or newer.
  • Ensure that Chrome's sandboxing mechanisms remain active and that the renderer process does not run with elevated privileges; verify sandbox policies.
  • When an upgrade cannot be applied immediately, disable Chrome's accessibility features that rely on the vulnerable code path or restrict browsing to trusted content only by enforcing content security policies or using group policy to block external content.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 26, 2026 at 20:30 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

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Type Confusion in Chrome Accessibility Allows Escape from Renderer Sandbox

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 04:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Type Confusion in Chrome Accessibility Allows Escape from Renderer Sandbox

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Type confusion in Accessibility in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-843
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:58:07.931Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:10:52.500Z

Link: CVE-2026-79175

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:25:27.240Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:11.040

Modified: 2026-08-27T17:49:06.547

Link: CVE-2026-79175

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T20:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-843

    Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')