Description
Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-20
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-250
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T20:51:19.618Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:28:08.325Z

Link: CVE-2026-76018

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T21:17:09.920

Modified: 2026-08-20T21:17:09.920

Link: CVE-2026-76018

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-250

    Execution with Unnecessary Privileges