Integer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79223

 

Integer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79223

Published: August 26, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU145704
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79223
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to crash the browser.

The vulnerability exists due to a integer overflow in Chromium in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage and crash the browser.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-79223

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64

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