Symlink Attack Affecting chromium package, versions [,151.0.7922.169)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-19233344
  • published23 Aug 2026
  • disclosed18 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-76037  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 151.0.7922.169 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Symlink Attack via the CredentialProvider process. An attacker can execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox by leveraging a local program.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1