๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-76040

HIGH 8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.4%
EPSS Percentile
36th

Use after free in Browser in Google Chrome on on Mac prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE CWE-416
Vendor google
Product chrome
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Aug 18, 2026
Last Updated Aug 20, 2026
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Affected Versions

Google / Chrome
151.0.7922.169 < 151.0.7922.169

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
chromereleases.googleblog.com: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html issues.chromium.org: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/534862220