CVE-2026-16807

Status: AnalyzedHigh (8.8)—

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)

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 8.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.34%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 26
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1203 Exploitation for Client Executionexecution95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution85 %
Secondary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %

UI:R en CVSS indica interacción del usuario (HTML preparado); out-of-bounds write permite ejecución de código y potencial escape de sandbox para elevar privilegios.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content

Affected technologies (1)

Google — Chrome

CWEs

CWE-787

References

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