CVE-2026-79020: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Description
Out of bounds read in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted media file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome before version 152.0.7977.65. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to potentially read memory within the sandbox environment by delivering a crafted media file. The flaw is classified with a high severity level and a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1, indicating significant confidentiality and availability impact. The issue was publicly disclosed and patched by Google in the stable channel update.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive memory contents within the sandboxed process of Chrome, potentially exposing confidential information. The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires no privileges and user interaction, but can be executed remotely over the network. The impact includes high confidentiality and availability consequences, but no integrity impact is noted.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 152.0.7977.65. 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
- 2026-08-25T06:07:35.679Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a8df9c5acd9273b49ac6f24
Added to database: 08/25/2026, 20:23:33 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 22:53:02 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:22 UTC
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