CVE-2026-76018: chrome before 151.0.7922.173 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-76018. CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00382 (percentile 0.30588), scored 17-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

chrome · before 151.0.7922.173 (exclusive)
google

Chrome · 151.0.7922.173 to before 151.0.7922.173
Google

Description’s affected range: 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)

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · User interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 8.8/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.

Published 18-Oct-2026 20:24 UTC

CWE: CWE-250
CCR priority: 35.3 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00382 · percentile 0.30588 · 2026-10-17
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-18 20:23:06.032219+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-76018.html