CVE-2026-5864
Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome WebAudio Risks Data Leak
Publication date: 2026-04-08
Last updated on: 2026-04-14
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| chrome | to 147.0.7727.55 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a heap buffer overflow in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to exploit a crafted HTML page to access potentially sensitive information from the process memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information stored in the process memory of the browser. This means an attacker could potentially steal private data by tricking a user into visiting a maliciously crafted web page.
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page due to a heap buffer overflow in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.55.
Such unauthorized access to sensitive information could potentially lead to non-compliance with data protection regulations and standards like GDPR and HIPAA, which require the protection of personal and sensitive data against unauthorized access.