CVE-2026-5291

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Information Disclosure via WebGL in Google Chrome Before

Publication date: 2026-04-01

Last updated on: 2026-04-01

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Inappropriate implementation in WebGL in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-04-01

Last Modified

2026-04-01

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-02

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5291

EUVD

EUVD-2026-17810

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 146.0.7680.177 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, update Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.178 or later, as the issue is fixed in these versions.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page.

Such unauthorized access to sensitive information could lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require safeguarding personal and sensitive data against unauthorized access.

Therefore, if exploited, this vulnerability may pose risks to compliance with these common standards by exposing sensitive data.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is due to an inappropriate implementation in WebGL within Google Chrome versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. It allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from the process memory by using a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could potentially access sensitive information stored in the process memory of the browser. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of private data when visiting malicious or compromised websites.

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