Home / Vulnerability Intelligence / CVE-2026-6296

CVE-2026-6296 - Vulnerability Analysis

CriticalCVSS: 9.6

Last Updated: April 15, 2026

Google Chrome - Buffer Overflow

Published: April 15, 2026Updated: April 15, 2026Remote Exploitable

Overview

Google Chrome < 147.0.7727.101 contains a heap buffer overflow in ANGLE, letting remote attackers potentially perform sandbox escape via crafted HTML pages, exploit requires crafted HTML content.

Severity & Score

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.6

Impact

Remote attackers can escape the sandbox, potentially gaining higher privileges or full system access.

Mitigation

Update to version 147.0.7727.101 or later.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_15.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/490170083

Related Resources

Vulnerability Intelligence Dashboard
Credential Scanner

Details

CVE ID: CVE-2026-6296
Severity: Critical
CVSS Score: 9.6
Type: buffer_overflow
Status: new

CWE

CWE-122

CVSS Metrics

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