CVE-2026-78978
published 2026-08-25CVE-2026-78978: Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the…
PriorityP352high8.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.46%
38.0th percentile
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
Affected
4 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 152.0.7977.65 | 152.0.7977.65 | |
| chrome | >= 152.0.7977.65 < 152.0.7977.65 | 152.0.7977.65 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — | |
| webkitgtk | webkitgtk | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_redhat8.8HIGH
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GHSA
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-08-25
CVE-2026-78978 CWE-125 Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
Red Hat
chromium-browser: angle: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
vendor_redhat·2026-08-25·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-78978 [HIGH] CWE-125 chromium-browser: angle: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
chromium-browser: angle: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
A flaw was found in ANGLE, a component within Google Chrome. A remote attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds read vulnerability by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page. This could potentially lead to the execution of arbitrary code outside of the browser's security sandbox.
Package: webkitgtk (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: webkitgtk3 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: webkitgtk4 (Red Hat Enterprise Li
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-78978
vendor_chrome·2026-08-25
CVE-2026-78978 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-78978
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-78978: Out of bounds read in ANGLE. Reported by Google on 2026-06-05 [N/A][ 520481800 ] Medium CVE-2026-79103: Incorrect reference resolution in Speech
Reported by Google on 2026-06-05 [N/A][ 520492291 ] Medium CVE-2026-79154: Missing authorization in DevTools
Severity: medium
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [epel-all]
bugzilla·2026-09-24·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-78978 [HIGH] CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [epel-all]
CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [epel-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2026-09-24·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-78978 [HIGH] CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [fedora-all]
CVE-2026-78978 webkitgtk: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page [fedora-all]
Disclaimer: Community trackers are created by Red Hat Product Security team on a best effort basis. Package maintainers are required to ascertain if the flaw indeed affects their package, before starting the update process.
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-78978 chromium-browser: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
bugzilla·2026-08-25·CVSS 8.8
CVE-2026-78978 [HIGH] CVE-2026-78978 chromium-browser: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
CVE-2026-78978 chromium-browser: ANGLE: Arbitrary code execution in Google Chrome via crafted HTML page
Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows 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)
2026-08-25
Published