CVE-2026-6298
Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome Skia Allows Sensitive Data Leak
Publication date: 2026-04-15
Last updated on: 2026-04-17
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 147.0.7727.101 (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 Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.101. 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 impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could obtain sensitive information from the memory of the affected process. This could lead to exposure of confidential data that is handled by the browser during normal operation.
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 Skia in Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.101.
Exposure of sensitive information could potentially impact compliance with data protection regulations such as GDPR and HIPAA, which require safeguarding personal and sensitive data against unauthorized access.
However, specific impacts on compliance depend on the context of use and the nature of the data exposed, which is not detailed in the provided information.