CVE-2026-5914
Received Received - Intake
Type Confusion in Chrome CSS Enables Heap Corruption via Extensions

Publication date: 2026-04-08

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: Chrome

Description
Type Confusion in CSS in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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Published
2026-04-08
Last Modified
2026-04-29
Generated
2026-06-16
AI Q&A
2026-04-09
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2026-5914
EUVD
EUVD-2026-20748
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Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 147.0.7727.55 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-843 The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a type confusion issue in the CSS component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55. It allows an attacker who convinces a user to install a malicious Chrome extension to potentially exploit heap corruption by using a specially crafted extension.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to heap corruption in the Chrome browser, which might be used by an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash. However, exploitation requires the user to install a malicious extension, and the overall severity is considered low.

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