Out of bounds read in Media in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to re
Out of bounds read in Media in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- Published
- Aug 25, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 31, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 12th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
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Report tools
Action score
13
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 13 / 40 · 3.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- google chromebefore 152.0.7977.65
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Chrome). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Google Chrome
- 152.0.7977.65 and later · before 152.0.7977.65affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | before 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1 | 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | before 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1 | 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | before 152.0.7977.64-1 | 152.0.7977.64-1 |
Same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) | 152.0.4191.53 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:chromium | 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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- CVE-2026-1780127 days apartOut of bounds read and write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox esc38Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- High
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html
- issues.chromium.org/issues/536428988
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.