Description
Incorrect calculation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4749-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6455-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Arbitrary Code Execution in Chrome V8 Engine via Malformed HTML chromium-browser: v8: Google Chrome V8: Arbitrary code execution via incorrect calculation in HTML processing
Weaknesses CWE-190
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Arbitrary Code Execution in Chrome V8 Engine via Malformed HTML

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect calculation in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-682
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T03:55:33.512Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:44:59.067Z

Link: CVE-2026-76043

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T11:19:46.115Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:28.407

Modified: 2026-08-21T19:28:18.400

Link: CVE-2026-76043

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T20:31:27Z

Links: CVE-2026-76043 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-21T16:30:06Z

Weaknesses