CVE-2026-5282
Received
Received - Intake
Out-of-Bounds Read in Chrome WebCodecs Enables Remote Data Exposure
Publication date: 2026-04-01
Last updated on: 2026-04-01
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Out of bounds read in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 146.0.7680.177 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out of bounds read in the WebCodecs component of Google Chrome versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. It allows a remote attacker to cause the browser to read memory outside the intended bounds by using a specially crafted HTML page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could exploit it to read sensitive memory contents from the browser process. This could potentially lead to information disclosure or other security issues depending on what data is exposed.
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