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CVE-2026-78989

CRITICAL 9.6 ALL-YEARS

Published 2026-08-25 · Last modified 2026-08-27 · Chrome · NVD: Analyzed

Out of bounds read in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

ELEVATED IMPACT

Severe if exploited (CVSS 9.6), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.

Exploitation likelihood

0.6%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 46th percentile

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

Impact if exploited

9.6CVSS 3.1 · CRITICAL · ADP

  • ConfidentialityHigh
  • IntegrityHigh
  • AvailabilityHigh

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
  • ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
  • ✓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-125: Out of bounds read

CVSS vector

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

References and research data (JSON)

Vendor product assessments

Showing 32 of 126 vendor product statements; 94 omitted. Read the full vendor advisory.

  • webkit2gtk3-0:2.54.0-1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_10?arch=aarch64

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-debuginfo-0:2.54.0-1.el8_10.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_10?arch=s390x

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-devel-0:2.54.0-1.el8_10.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_10?arch=ppc64le

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc-0:2.54.0-1.el8_10.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_10?arch=i686

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-0:2.54.0-1.el8_10.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_10?arch=aarch64

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=aarch64

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-debuginfo-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=s390x

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-devel-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=ppc64le

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=i686

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=aarch64

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkit2gtk3-jsc-devel-debuginfo-0:2.54.0-1.el9_8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · fixed

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/[email protected]_8?arch=x86_64

    • vendor fix: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 Vendor guidance
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk-devel

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk-doc

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk?arch=src

    • no fix planned: Out of support scope
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-devel

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4-doc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-doc

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4-jsc as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-jsc

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4-jsc-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-jsc-devel

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4-plugin-process-gtk2

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk4.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk4?arch=src

    • none available: Affected
    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • firefox as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • thunderbird as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/thunderbird

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • webkitgtk3.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/webkitgtk3?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • mozjs60.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/mozjs60?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • thunderbird.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/thunderbird?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • firefox.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/firefox?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00
  • thunderbird.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · known not affected

    Vendor assessment for this product only.

    Reason: vulnerable code not present

    pkg:rpm/redhat/thunderbird?arch=src

    Red Hat · CVE-2026-78989 · Updated 2026-10-03T06:46:25+00:00

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
GoogleChrome< 152.0.7977.65

All CVSS metrics

  • CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · ADP Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CRITICAL 9.6 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Advisories

Technical & other

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