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CVE-2026-76018

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker...

8.8 HighFix available

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.1 points since Aug 21, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Record
CVE-2026-76018
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-250
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-63595 8.8

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Record
EUVD-2026-63595
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpmv-x8v6-j73h 8.8

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker...

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Record
GHSA-xpmv-x8v6-j73h
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-250
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Record
CVE-2026-76018
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-250
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-76018 8.8

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome 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)

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-76018
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11581-1 No score

chromedriver-151.0.7922.173-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-151.0.7922.173-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11581-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:21624-1 No score

Security update for chromium

This update for chromium fixes the following issues:

Changes in chromium:

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.173 (boo#1275913):

    • CVE-2026-76017: Use after free in Chromoting
    • CVE-2026-76018: Privilege elevation in Import
    • CVE-2026-76019: Incorrect authorization in Workers
    • CVE-2026-76020: Race condition in V8
    • CVE-2026-76021: Use after free in DOM.
    • CVE-2026-76022: Buffer overflow in Network
    • CVE-2026-76023: Improper resource control in Linux Toolkit Theming

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.169 (boo#1275706):

    • CVE-2026-76034: Buffer overflow in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-76036: Buffer overflow in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-76033: Inappropriate implementation in CORS
    • CVE-2026-76037: Link following in CredentialProvider
    • CVE-2026-76044: Race condition in USB
    • CVE-2026-76039: Incorrect reference resolution in Core
    • CVE-2026-76040: Use after free in Browser
    • CVE-2026-76035: Inappropriate implementation in Media
    • CVE-2026-76042: Use of uninitialized resource in GPU
    • CVE-2026-76046: Buffer overflow in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-76043: Incorrect calculation in V8
    • CVE-2026-76041: Information leak in Skia
    • CVE-2026-76047: Type confusion in V8
    • CVE-2026-76038: Type confusion in V8
    • CVE-2026-76045: Use after free in WebGL

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.137 (boo#1274759):

    • CVE-2026-19556: Use after free in V8
    • CVE-2026-19557: Use after free in TabStrip
    • CVE-2026-19558: Use after free in Extensions
    • CVE-2026-19559: Use after free in HTML
    • CVE-2026-19560: Use after free in Blink

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.108 (boo#1274549):

    • CVE-2026-19137: Use after free in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-19149: Use after free in Aura
    • CVE-2026-19154: Use after free in Skia
    • CVE-2026-19157: Out of bounds write in ANGLE
    • CVE-2026-19170: Use after free in WebGL
    • CVE-2026-19172: Use after free in Views
    • CVE-2026-19169: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Contextual Tasks
    • CVE-2026-19168: Inappropriate implementation in V8
    • CVE-2026-19138: Heap buffer overflow in CrashReporting
    • CVE-2026-19139: Race in CredentialProvider
    • CVE-2026-19140: Use after free in GPU
    • CVE-2026-19141: Use after free in Resources
    • CVE-2026-19142: Use after free in Views
    • CVE-2026-19143: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebAPKs
    • CVE-2026-19144: Use after free in HTML
    • CVE-2026-19145: Use after free in Translate
    • CVE-2026-19146: Uninitialized Use in GPU
    • CVE-2026-19147: Use after free in Aura
    • CVE-2026-19148: Out of bounds write in GPU
    • CVE-2026-19150: Inappropriate implementation in V8
    • CVE-2026-19151: Use after free in V8
    • CVE-2026-19152: Inappropriate implementation in Navigation
    • CVE-2026-19153: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Workers
    • CVE-2026-19155: Use after free in Payments
    • CVE-2026-19156: Heap buffer overflow in Base
    • CVE-2026-19158: Use after free in Views
    • CVE-2026-19159: Use after free in Views
    • CVE-2026-19160: Uninitialized Use in Skia
    • CVE-2026-19161: Uninitialized Use in Skia
    • CVE-2026-19162: Out of bounds write in V8
    • CVE-2026-19163: Use after free in Media
    • CVE-2026-19164: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Codecs
    • CVE-2026-19165: Use after free in Extensions
    • CVE-2026-19166: Use after free in Web Authentication
    • CVE-2026-19167: Integer overflow in GPU
    • CVE-2026-19171: Use after free in Media
    • CVE-2026-19173: Out of bounds write in Skia
    • CVE-2026-19174: Integer overflow in V8
    • CVE-2026-19175: Use after free in Payments
    • CVE-2026-19176: Use after free in Skia
    • CVE-2026-19177: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.75:

    • stability fix
    • pull in SKIA updates

  • Chromium 151.0.7922.71 (boo#1272936):

    • CVE-2026-17650: Use after free in Compositing
    • CVE-2026-17651: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn
    • CVE-2026-17652: Use after free in Views
    • CVE-2026-17653: Use after free in Skia
    • CVE-2026-17654: Race in Updater
    • CVE-2026-17655:…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:21624-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
chromium
Debian:12
 before 151.0.7922.173-1~deb12u1, plus listed versions
113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1
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114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1
151.0.7922.173-1~deb12u1
chromium
Debian:13
 before 151.0.7922.173-1~deb13u1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
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139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1
151.0.7922.173-1~deb13u1
chromium
Debian:14
 before 151.0.7922.173-1, plus listed versions
138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2
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139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1
151.0.7922.173-1
chromium
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
 before 151.0.7922.173-1.1
151.0.7922.173-1.1
chromium
openSUSE:Leap 16.0
From an advisory covering 438 CVEs
 before 151.0.7922.173-bp160.1.1
151.0.7922.173-bp160.1.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2026-76018 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published August 20, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. Fixed in chromium 151.0.7922.173-1~deb12u1.

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