CVE-2026-79221
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk15th percentile - higher than 15% of all known CVEs
Summary
Uninitialized resource in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Severity: Medium)
Risk Assessment
An attacker could read uninitialized memory, potentially exposing sensitive data or enabling further attacks.
Recommendation
Update Google Chrome to version 152.0.7977.65 or later.
Other vulnerabilities in Dawn
See all- CVE-2026-14424Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the Dawn component of Google Chrome on Mac prior to version 150.0.7871.46. A remote attacker could exploit a crafted HTML page to potentially achieve a sandbox escape.
- CVE-2026-14420Critical
A vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is an out-of-bounds read and write.
- CVE-2026-14417Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14416Critical
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.46 could allow a remote attacker to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-13934Critical
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-13776Critical
A type confusion vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This issue is rated as Critical in Chromium security.
- CVE-2026-9874Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allows a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14428High
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Dawn in Google Chrome on Android prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14421Medium
An uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome on ChromeOS prior to version 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14408Medium
An uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker to read potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
Uninitialized resource in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

