CVE-2026-5886
Out-of-Bounds Read in Chrome WebAudio Exposes Sensitive Data
Publication date: 2026-04-08
Last updated on: 2026-04-13
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 147.0.7727.55 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out of bounds read in the WebAudio component of Google Chrome on Mac systems prior to version 147.0.7727.55. It allows a remote attacker to craft a malicious HTML page that can read data beyond the intended memory boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive information from the process memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of information that might be used for further attacks or privacy breaches.