CVE-2026-113142

Received Received - Intake

Memory Corruption in Google Chrome Extensions

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-10-20

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Memory corruption in Extensions 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-2026-113142

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Google	Chrome	156.0.8078.47

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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 Google Chrome's Extensions feature. It allows a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. The issue exists in Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.47.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive data in memory, such as passwords or cookies, even if the attacker is outside the sandbox. This could lead to unauthorized access to user accounts or sensitive information.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could potentially lead to unauthorized data access, which may violate GDPR's data protection requirements or HIPAA's safeguards for protected health information. Organizations using vulnerable Chrome versions may face compliance risks if user data is exposed.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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