Link following in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 19 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title Chrome CredentialProvider Local Code Execution via Link Following chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Arbitrary Code Execution via Link Following
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Important


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Chrome CredentialProvider Local Code Execution via Link Following

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:45:00 +0000

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Google chrome
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:45:00 +0000

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Description Link following in CredentialProvider in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a local attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a local program. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-59
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T11:29:02.864Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T19:44:51.243Z

Link: CVE-2026-76037

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-19T11:28:44.907Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-18T21:18:27.727

Modified: 2026-08-19T12:52:26.307

Link: CVE-2026-76037

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-18T20:31:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-76037 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T21:45:16Z

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