CVE-2026-76044: Race Condition

Q: What must an attacker achieve before they can exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires the attacker to have already compromised the Chrome renderer process. The vulnerability can then be triggered with a crafted HTML page to potentially execute code outside Chrome’s sandbox.

Q: Which Chrome versions should be remediated?

Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169 are affected. Updating Chrome to 151.0.7922.169 or later removes the affected version range described in the advisory.

Published Aug 18, 2026

Updated

Race condition in USB in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected Software

1 affected component

Google Chrome<151.0.7922.169

Event History

Aug 18, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·08:31 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·08:31 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What must an attacker achieve before they can exploit this issue?

Exploitation requires the attacker to have already compromised the Chrome renderer process. The vulnerability can then be triggered with a crafted HTML page to potentially execute code outside Chrome’s sandbox.

Which Chrome versions should be remediated?

Google Chrome versions prior to 151.0.7922.169 are affected. Updating Chrome to 151.0.7922.169 or later removes the affected version range described in the advisory.