Externally controlled reference in WebView in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
History

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Title Externally Controlled Reference in Chrome WebView Allows Renderer Process Escape
First Time appeared Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google android

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{'score': 8.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Title Externally Controlled Reference in Chrome WebView Allows Renderer Process Escape

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Description Externally controlled reference in WebView in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-610
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2026-08-25T20:10:16.090Z

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:06:07.538Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T06:12:41.603Z

Link: CVE-2026-79256

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T16:50:37.683Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-25T21:18:20.117

Modified: 2026-08-28T20:20:07.200

Link: CVE-2026-79256

cve-icon Redhat

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