CVE-2026-7981

HIGH EPSS 10.3%

Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

8.1 CVSS 3.1

High

Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Out of bounds read in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS Details

Base Score

8.1

Exploitability

2.8

Impact

5.2

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

10.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 4

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
google	chrome	*	<148.0.7778.96
apple	macos	*	any
linux	linux_kernel	*	any
microsoft	windows	*	any

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html

Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497926602

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Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.