CVE-2026-9916
Published: 28 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-9916 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 12.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-33211
Vulnerability details
Out of bounds 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)
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Out-of-bounds write enables sandbox escape after renderer compromise, directly mapping to exploitation for privilege escalation.
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Mitigating Controls
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.