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Integer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2026-8519CWE-190

CVE-2026-8519 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability in the ANGLE component of Google Chrome on Windows prior to version 148.0.7778.168. According to the provided content, a remote attacker could trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page, leading to an out-of-bounds memory write. The issue is described by Chromium as critical severity. Specific vulnerable functions or code paths are not provided in the available content.

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ANALYST BRIEF

Impact, mitigation & remediation

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can cause an out-of-bounds memory write in the browser process through malicious web content. In Chrome, this class of memory corruption bug can plausibly result in browser compromise and potentially arbitrary code execution within the context of the affected process. The provided content does not include confirmed post-exploitation details beyond the out-of-bounds write primitive.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Apply the vendor update as soon as possible. Until patching is complete, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted websites and untrusted HTML content in Chrome on affected Windows systems. Enterprise administrators should expedite browser updates and ensure Chrome is relaunched so the patched version is active. No vulnerability-specific workaround is provided in the available content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.168 or later on Windows. The provided content indicates that this issue is fixed in the Chrome security update covering version 148.0.7778.167/168 for Windows and Mac, with 148.0.7778.168 specifically identified as the fixed threshold for Windows systems affected by CVE-2026-8519.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

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Social activity2

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EXTERNAL REFERENCES
MITRE CVE
cve.org · CVE-2026-8519
NVD
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8519
MITRE CWE · CWE-190
cwe.mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
Permissions Required
issues.chromium.org/issues/498400132