Insufficient Input Validation in Chrome Media Enables Sandbox Code Execution

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Media in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-04-08

Last Modified

2026-04-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5884

EUVD

EUVD-2026-20695

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 147.0.7727.55 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-20	The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves insufficient validation of untrusted input in the Media component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw by using a specially crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code inside a sandboxed environment.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment of the browser's renderer process. This could lead to unauthorized actions or further compromise of the system, although the attack is limited to the sandbox.

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