CVE-2026-19138: Heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Heap buffer overflow in CrashReporting in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 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
CVE-2026-19138 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the CrashReporting feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability by delivering a crafted HTML page, potentially enabling sandbox escape. This vulnerability is tracked as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) and has a high severity rating. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no patch links are currently provided in the data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser process with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector. This could enable execution of arbitrary code outside the sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch links are provided, users should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available.
CVE-2026-19138: Heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Description
Heap buffer overflow in CrashReporting in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 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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Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19138 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the CrashReporting feature of Google Chrome before version 151.0.7922.109. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can exploit this vulnerability by delivering a crafted HTML page, potentially enabling sandbox escape. This vulnerability is tracked as CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow) and has a high severity rating. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, and no patch links are currently provided in the data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with control over the renderer process to escape the sandbox, potentially leading to full compromise of the browser process with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector. This could enable execution of arbitrary code outside the sandbox restrictions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch links are provided, users should monitor official Google Chrome security advisories for updates and apply the official fix once available.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-vjrx-hgqp-mr6x
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-19138"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a757398bf8831d539d90f13
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 08:26:10 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:49:52 UTC
Views: 30
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