Race condition in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-76044

Vulnerability identifier: #VU144232

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-76044

CWE-ID: CWE-362

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in USB in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 151.0.7922.169
Microsoft Edge - update to 151.0.4129.101
Google Chrome - update to 151.0.7922.169
chromium - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.169-1.el9, 151.0.7922.169-1.el10_2, 151.0.7922.169-1.el10_3, 151.0.7922.169-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - update to 151.0.7922.169-1~deb13u1

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575033.html
• https://crbug.com/522732244

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
• Debian update for chromium
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Edge
• Fedora EPEL 9 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.2 update for chromium
• Fedora EPEL 10.3 update for chromium
• Fedora 44 update for chromium