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)
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497926602 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
07 May 2026, 14:38
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497926602 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required | |
| First Time |
Apple macos
Microsoft windows Linux Google chrome Microsoft Linux linux Kernel Apple |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.1 |
06 May 2026, 20:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
06 May 2026, 19:19
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-06 19:16
Updated : 2026-05-07 14:38
NVD link : CVE-2026-7981
Mitre link : CVE-2026-7981
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7981
JSON object : View
Products Affected
- chrome
microsoft
- windows
apple
- macos
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read