CVE-2026-82072

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-28. 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 — 5 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.

Out of bounds read in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS v3
8.8
Vendor severity
MEDIUMper Google (Chromium)Vendor's own band, not a CVSS rating — advisory text: (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 29, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Chromium

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/534416978
generic

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0887107924.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-82072(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 22× 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.

  1. 2026-08-30 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 03:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-29 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-28 20:45 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-28 20:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-28 16:39 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.30
  12. 2026-08-28 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-28 16:29 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  14. 2026-08-28 15:52 UTCEG score recompute▼ 2.30
  15. 2026-08-28 15:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 15:48 UTCNVD update
  17. 2026-08-28 15:39 UTCEG score recompute▲ 2.30
  18. 2026-08-28 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  20. 2026-08-28 00:26 UTCNVD update
  21. 2026-08-27 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-27 23:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-82072?
CVE-2026-82072 is a high vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. Out of bounds read in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.72 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
When was CVE-2026-82072 disclosed?
CVE-2026-82072 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-82072 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-82072 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 79.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-82072?
CVE-2026-82072 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-82072?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-82072, 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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