CVE-2026-113340
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Memory Corruption in Google Chrome on Windows

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-113340, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-20

Last updated on: 2026-11-03

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Uninitialized resource in ANGLE in Google Chrome on on Windows prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published
2026-10-20
Last Modified
2026-11-03
Generated
2026-11-10
AI Q&A
2026-10-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-11-08
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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 156.0.8078.47 (exc)

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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.
CWE-908 The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory corruption issue in ANGLE, a graphics library used by Google Chrome on Windows. It allows a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. The impact is limited to memory access within the sandboxed environment.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is specific to Google Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.47. To detect it, check your Chrome version by running chrome://settings/help in the browser. If your version is below 156.0.8078.47, the system is vulnerable. Update Chrome immediately to the latest version to mitigate the risk.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive data stored in memory within the Chrome sandbox. This might include passwords, cookies, or other session data, but only if the attacker can convince you to visit a malicious webpage.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability involves memory corruption in Google Chrome that could allow a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. Such memory exposure may lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, which could violate GDPR's data protection principles or HIPAA's confidentiality requirements if personal or health information is compromised.

Mitigation Strategies

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

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