Memory Corruption in Google Chrome CSS Engine

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-20

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Memory corruption in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-10-20

Last Modified

2026-10-20

Generated

2026-10-21

AI Q&A

2026-10-21

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-113051

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Google	Chrome	156.0.8078.47

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-119	The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in the CSS handling of Google Chrome versions before 156.0.8078.47. A remote attacker could exploit this by creating a specially crafted HTML page to potentially read memory within the browser's sandbox.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive data in memory, such as passwords or cookies, even if the browser is running in a sandboxed environment. This could lead to unauthorized data exposure or further attacks.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.47 or later to address the memory corruption vulnerability in CSS.

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