---
id: CVE-2026-76018
title: >-
  Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed
  a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute
  arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file
summary: >-
  Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed
  a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute
  arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security
  severity: High)
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-250
published: '2026-08-20'
updated: '2026-08-22'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76018'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0404570826.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/513757918'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00382
epssPercentile: 0.2932
ingestedAt: '2026-08-23T03:41:35.477Z'
---

## Overview

Privilege elevation in Import in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.173 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted file. (Chromium security severity: High)

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.