CVE-2026-9940
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk17th percentile - higher than 17% of all known CVEs
Summary
A heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could remotely cause a browser crash or potentially execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser process, posing a high risk to user data confidentiality and integrity.
Recommendation
Immediately update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.216 or later. Users are also advised to enable automatic updates.
Other vulnerabilities in ANGLE
See all- CVE-2026-0908High
Use-after-free vulnerability in ANGLE component in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.59. A remote attacker could potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14425Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability in the ANGLE 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.
- CVE-2026-14411Critical
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14398Critical
A use-after-free vulnerability in ANGLE 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-2026-14397Critical
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome on Mac prior to version 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14382Critical
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-14152Critical
An out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability in the ANGLE 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.
- CVE-2026-14044Critical
A Use-After-Free vulnerability in the ANGLE component in Google Chrome 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. The issue is rated as Low severity by the Chromium security team.
- CVE-2026-13883Critical
A type confusion vulnerability in the ANGLE component in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. The issue is rated as medium severity.
- CVE-2026-13859Critical
Inappropriate implementation in the ANGLE component in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.
Original NVD description (English source)
Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)