CVE-2026-6298
Modified Modified - Updated After Analysis
Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome Skia Allows Sensitive Data Leak

Publication date: 2026-04-15

Last updated on: 2026-05-27

Assigner: Chrome

Description
Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
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Published
2026-04-15
Last Modified
2026-05-27
Generated
2026-06-16
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2026-04-15
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
NVD
CVE-2026-6298
EUVD
EUVD-2026-23038
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
google chrome to 147.0.7727.101 (exc)
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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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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.

Compliance Impact

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.

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