๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-76018

HIGH 8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.3%
EPSS Percentile
25th

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE CWE-250
Vendor google
Product chrome
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Aug 20, 2026
Last Updated Aug 22, 2026
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Affected Versions

Google / Chrome
151.0.7922.173 < 151.0.7922.173

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
chromereleases.googleblog.com: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0404570826.html issues.chromium.org: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513757918