CVE-2026-76020: Race condition in Google Chrome
Description
A race condition vulnerability exists in the V8 engine of Google Chrome prior to version 151.0.7922.173. This flaw allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code within the browser's sandbox by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-76020 and is rated with high severity.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-76020 is a race condition vulnerability in the V8 JavaScript engine used by Google Chrome versions before 151.0.7922.173. Exploitation of this flaw enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox environment by leveraging a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity, with attack vector network, high attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has published an advisory confirming the issue and providing a stable channel update to address it.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote code execution within the sandboxed environment of the Chrome browser, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The attack requires user interaction and has high complexity, limiting but not eliminating the risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 151.0.7922.173. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-18T19:28:10.299Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0404570826.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a876922acd9273b491d0671
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 20:52:50 UTC
Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 23:02:27 UTC
Last updated: 10/05/2026, 06:48:18 UTC
Views: 56
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