Description
Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-08-25
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Sandbox Execution via Navigation in Google Chrome

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

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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 01:15:00 +0000

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Title Out-of-Sandbox Execution via Navigation in Google Chrome

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 Improper privilege management in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process and leveraged social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-269
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T03:58:12.405Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:07:04.122Z

Link: CVE-2026-78999

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:34:11.209Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-25T21:17:55.530

Modified: 2026-08-27T04:17:10.883

Link: CVE-2026-78999

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T20:00:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-269

    Improper Privilege Management