Out of Bounds Read in Google Chrome Skia

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-07

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Out of bounds read in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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Published

2026-05-06

Last Modified

2026-05-07

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-05-06

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2026-7949

EUVD

EUVD-2026-28001

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 148.0.7778.96 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-125	The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an out of bounds read in the Skia component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data by using a specially crafted Chrome Extension.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized disclosure of data from different origins within the browser. This means sensitive or private information from other websites or web applications could be leaked to an attacker who controls a malicious Chrome Extension and has compromised the renderer process.

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