Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome ANGLE Enables Remote Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-04-08

Last Modified

2026-04-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5868

EUVD

EUVD-2026-20667

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 147.0.7727.55 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-122	A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in ANGLE, a component used in Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by using a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could execute arbitrary code within the sandbox environment of Google Chrome on a Mac. This could potentially lead to unauthorized actions or compromise of the affected system.

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