CVE-2026-79223

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-25. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Integer overflow in Chromium in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS v3
8.8
Vendor severity
LOWper Google (Chromium)Vendor's own band, not a CVSS rating — advisory text: (Chromium security severity: Low)
EG Score
8.8(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
14%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 25, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Chromium

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/530816571
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256176589.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79223(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium113.0.5672.126-1 ... 152.0.7977.64-1 (412 versions)152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 152.0.7977.75-1~deb12u1 (178 versions)152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 152.0.7977.75-1~deb13u1 (180 versions)——

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 39× in last 7d / 144× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 144 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-21 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 02:55 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-21 02:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-20 14:28 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-09-20 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-20 01:54 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-20 01:54 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-20 01:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-19 13:27 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-19 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-19 00:59 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-19 00:59 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-19 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-18 12:32 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-18 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-18 00:05 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-18 00:05 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-18 00:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 10:15 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-17 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 21:48 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-16 21:48 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-16 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-16 09:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-16 09:21 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-16 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-15 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-15 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-15 07:23 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-15 07:23 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-09-15 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-14 18:56 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-14 18:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 05:59 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-14 05:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 17:32 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-13 17:32 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-13 17:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 05:05 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-13 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-12 16:38 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-12 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 04:11 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-09-12 04:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-09-11 15:44 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-11 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-11 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-10 14:50 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-09-10 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-10 02:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-09 13:54 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-09-09 13:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-09 00:57 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-09 00:57 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-09-09 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-09-08 03:53 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-08 03:53 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-09-08 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-07 15:26 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-09-07 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-07 02:58 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-09-07 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-06 14:25 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-06 14:25 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-06 14:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-09-06 01:58 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-06 01:58 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-09-06 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-05 13:30 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-05 13:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-05 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-05 00:58 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-09-05 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-04 12:28 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-04 12:28 UTCVendor advisory
  63. 2026-09-04 12:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  65. 2026-09-03 23:56 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-09-03 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-09-03 11:06 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-03 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-02 22:40 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-09-02 22:40 UTCVendor advisory
  71. 2026-09-02 22:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-09-02 10:12 UTCVendor advisory
  74. 2026-09-02 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-01 21:45 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79223?
CVE-2026-79223 is a high vulnerability published on August 25, 2026. Integer overflow in Chromium in Google Chrome prior to 152.0.7977.65 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
When was CVE-2026-79223 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79223 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 25, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79223 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79223 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 85.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79223?
CVE-2026-79223 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79223?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79223, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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