CVE-2026-19173: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-19173 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.109. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser sandbox by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and has a CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a significant risk if exploited. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the vulnerability is fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Skia graphics library component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.109. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-19173 and is rated high severity by Chromium security. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 as indicated by the versioning and the vendor's stable channel update blog post.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially gaining higher privileges on the host system. This increases the risk of further compromise beyond the browser sandbox, including arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms this update as the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
CVE-2026-19173: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-19173 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the Skia component of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.109. This flaw could allow a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the browser sandbox by using a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and has a CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a significant risk if exploited. There is no explicit vendor advisory stating the patch status, but the vulnerability is fixed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Skia graphics library component of Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.109. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-19173 and is rated high severity by Chromium security. The vulnerability is addressed in Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 as indicated by the versioning and the vendor's stable channel update blog post.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox environment, potentially gaining higher privileges on the host system. This increases the risk of further compromise beyond the browser sandbox, including arbitrary code execution with elevated privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users and administrators should update Google Chrome to version 151.0.7922.109 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked confirms this update as the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-06T16:51:53.615Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01193673229.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a750701bf8831d5395f598f
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 22:13:21 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 15:48:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 31
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