Widespread browser vulnerability with RCE risk; affects Google Chrome, a widely used product across industries; requires urgent patch.
CVE-2026-6296
Chrome ANGLE heap overflow enables sandbox escape from crafted HTML.
Is CVE-2026-6296 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-6296 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-6296?
CVE-2026-6296 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-6296?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-6296. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-6296 affect?
CVE-2026-6296 affects Google Chrome <= 147.0.7727.101, ANGLE library (Chrome ANGLE). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-6296?
Update Chrome to latest build (>=147.0.7727.101); enable auto-updates.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Sandbox escape enabling remote code execution on the host via crafted HTML in Chrome ANGLE.
Immediate action required
- affected< 147.0.7727.101
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.