What is CVE-2026-76039?

CVE-2026-76039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-76039?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-76039

Incorrect reference resolution in Core in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 151.0.7922.169 allowed a remote attacker leveraging social engineering to obtain sensitive information via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Published 2026-08-18 · last modified 2026-08-21.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Google Chrome

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-706 — Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/08/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0826575… (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/525167753 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-76039?: CVE-2026-76039 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-76039?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.