Information Disclosure via Insufficient Input Validation in Chrome WebML

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-13

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebML in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147.0.7727.55 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

2026-04-08

Last Modified

2026-04-13

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-04-09

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-5885

EUVD

EUVD-2026-20697

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 WebML component of Google Chrome on Windows versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. A remote attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that allows them to access potentially sensitive information from the process memory.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. This could lead to exposure of private data or other sensitive information stored in memory while browsing.

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