High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2026· Updated Jul 27, 2026
CVE-2026-16807
CVE-2026-16807
Description
Out of bounds write in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.186 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected products
4- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2016.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/chromium&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 150.0.7871.186-bp160.1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 150.0.7871.186-bp160.1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 150.0.7871.186-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01320465736.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/518237034nvdPermissions Required
News mentions
3- ⚡ Weekly Recap: Rogue AI Models, $88M Bitcoin Theft, Water-System Attacks and Dangling DNS HijacksThe Hacker News · Aug 3, 2026
- Google Chrome: Four High-Severity Use-After-Free and Out-of-Bounds Write Flaws Patched TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jul 24, 2026
- Google Rolls Out Emergency Chrome Update for Four High-Severity Security FlawsCyber Security News · Jul 24, 2026