CVE-2026-76037

HIGH 8.4 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-08-18 · Last modified 2026-08-20 · Chrome · NVD: Analyzed

Link following in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.4), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 4th percentile

○ In CISA KEV○ Catalogued PoC◆ SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no

Impact if exploited

8.4CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · ADP

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable

✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it

Proof of concept

No public PoC is currently catalogued.

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Affected

Vendors Google Microsoft

Products Chrome Windows

Weakness (CWE)

CWE-59: Link following

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References and research data (JSON)

Vendor product assessments

All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected

Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

Vendor	Product	Version range
Google	Chrome	< 151.0.7922.169

All CVSS metrics

HIGH 8.4 v3.1 · ADP Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
HIGH 8.4 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html Release NotesVendor Advisoryvendor-referenceCVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-08-18T20:31:25.594Z
NVD · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-10-22T17:09:59.477
Red Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-76037.json vendor-advisoryRed Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-61226 ADVISORYEUVD · EUVD-2026-61226

Technical & other

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/517612295 Permissions Requiredvendor-referenceCVE record · Chrome · Updated 2026-08-18T20:31:25.594Z
NVD · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-10-22T17:09:59.477
Red Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-76037 vendor-referenceRed Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76037 vendor-referenceRed Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76037 vendor-referenceRed Hat · CVE-2026-76037 · Updated 2026-08-19T09:47:54+00:00

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS