chrome sandbox escape

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The chrome sandbox escape tag on WindowsForum covers high-severity vulnerabilities in Google Chrome on Windows that allow attackers to break out of the browser's sandbox after compromising a renderer process. Recent discussions focus on CVE-2026-11679, a use-after-free flaw in Codecs affecting Chrome before version 149.0.7827.103, and CVE-2026-7914, a Windows-only accessibility bug fixed in Chrome 148.0.7778.96. Both require an initial renderer compromise and involve chained exploitation, making them strategically important for defenders. The tag highlights the nuance of Windows-specific Chrome exposures and the complexity of vulnerability management.

  1. CVE-2026-13920 Chrome Windows Sandbox Escape: CPE Details and Patch Advice

    Google’s Chrome team assigned CVE-2026-13920 on June 30, 2026, to a Windows-only Chrome Media input-validation flaw fixed in Chrome 150.0.7871.47, where an attacker who had already compromised the renderer could potentially use a crafted HTML page to escape the browser sandbox. The National...
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  2. CVE-2026-11679: Chrome use-after-free sandbox escape on Windows (patch to 149.0.7827.103+)

    Google Chrome CVE-2026-11679, published by NVD on June 8, 2026 and modified on June 9, affects Chrome on Windows before version 149.0.7827.103, where a use-after-free flaw in Codecs could let a renderer-compromising attacker attempt a sandbox escape via crafted HTML. The short answer to the CPE...
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  3. CVE-2026-7914 Chrome Windows Accessibility Bug: Sandbox Escape Fixed in 148

    Google and the Chromium project disclosed CVE-2026-7914 on May 6, 2026, describing a high-severity Windows-only Chrome accessibility bug fixed in Chrome 148.0.7778.96 that could let an attacker escape the browser sandbox after first compromising a renderer process. That short description is...
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