CVE-2026-16413: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.182. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to higher privilege code execution on the host system. This increases the risk of system compromise beyond the browser sandbox containment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html for details.
CVE-2026-16413: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Description
Out of bounds write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An out of bounds write vulnerability exists in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome versions prior to 150.0.7871.182. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker with control over the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.3, reflecting network attack vector, high complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker who has compromised the renderer process to escape the Chrome sandbox, potentially leading to higher privilege code execution on the host system. This increases the risk of system compromise beyond the browser sandbox containment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T22:23:04.847Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba02c
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 03:43:59 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 89
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