Chrome 147.0.7727.117 GPU Race: Windows Sandbox Escape via Video File
CVE-2026-6921 Published on April 23, 2026

Race in GPU in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147.0.7727.117 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-6921 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
HIGH
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?

The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

CVE-2026-6921 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-6921

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Affected Versions

Google Chrome: