CVE-2026-19170: Use after free in Google Chrome
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-19170 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.109. Exploitation requires user interaction via a specially crafted HTML page, which may lead to a sandbox escape, compromising the browser's security boundaries. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 and has a critical severity rating with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in a sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to execute code outside the browser's restricted environment. This can lead to full compromise of the affected device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android devices to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability.
CVE-2026-19170: Use after free in Google Chrome
Description
Use after free in WebGL in Google Chrome on Android prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-19170 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome on Android devices before version 151.0.7922.109. Exploitation requires user interaction via a specially crafted HTML page, which may lead to a sandbox escape, compromising the browser's security boundaries. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-416 and has a critical severity rating with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.6.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in a sandbox escape, allowing an attacker to execute code outside the browser's restricted environment. This can lead to full compromise of the affected device's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 151.0.7922.109 and later. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Android devices to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-7f35-6h8x-96vv
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-19170"]
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a757398bf8831d539d9118c
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:40 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 07:56:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 27
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