CVE-2026-9975
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOut of bounds read and write in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceAn out-of-bounds read and write vulnerability in ANGLE (a graphics abstraction layer) in Google Chrome prior to version 148.0.7778.216 allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 148.0.7778.216< 148.0.7778.215CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Google Chrome is installedCheck for Chrome installation by looking for chrome.exe in typical installation paths (e.g., C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\) or by running 'where chrome' on Windows, 'which google-chrome' on Linux, or 'open -a Google\ Chrome --version' on macOSAffected if Chrome is not installed on the system
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Determine installed Chrome versionOpen chrome://version in the Chrome browser address bar, or run 'google-chrome --version' from command line on Linux, '"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version' on Windows, or '/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version' on macOSAffected if Unable to retrieve version information
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeParse the version number returned from the previous step. The affected version range is any version prior to 148.0.7778.216. Note that versions 148.0.7778.215 and below are also listed as affected.Affected if Installed version is lower than 148.0.7778.216 (e.g., 148.0.7778.200, 148.0.6099.0, etc.)
The environment is affected if Google Chrome is installed and the installed version number is less than 148.0.7778.216.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped148.0.7778.215148.0.7778.216
Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.216 or later to patch the vulnerability. Organizations should prioritize updating systems that run Chrome in environments where the renderer process could be compromised.
Chrome version 148.0.7778.216 (or later)
- Open Google Chrome on your device
- Click the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- Click 'About Google Chrome'
- Chrome will automatically check for updates; if version 148.0.7778.216 or higher is available, click 'Update Google Chrome'
- Restart the browser to apply the update
- Verify the update by returning to About Google Chrome and confirming the version number is 148.0.7778.216 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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