CVE-2026-118319

Received Received - Intake

Memory Corruption in Google Chrome Skia

Publication date: 2026-10-27

Last updated on: 2026-10-27

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Memory corruption in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-10-27

Last Modified

2026-10-27

Generated

2026-10-28

AI Q&A

2026-10-28

EPSS Evaluated

N/A

NVD

CVE-2026-118319

EUVD

EUVD-2026-111472

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
Google	Chrome	156.0.8078.73

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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 Skia, a graphics library used by Google Chrome. 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 affects Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.73.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive data in memory, potentially leading to information disclosure. Since it occurs within the sandbox, the impact is limited but still significant for privacy and security.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized data access, which may violate GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health data privacy) requirements. Organizations using affected Chrome versions may face compliance risks if data is exposed.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 156.0.8078.73 or later to address the memory corruption issue in Skia.

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