Race Condition in Google Chrome Memory Disclosure

Publication date: 2026-05-06

Last updated on: 2026-05-07

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Race in Speech in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (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-2026-7960

EUVD

EUVD-2026-28023

Affected Vendors & Products

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

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-362	The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a race condition in the Speech component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker, who has already compromised the renderer process, to extract potentially sensitive information from the process memory by using a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to access sensitive information stored in the memory of the renderer process in Google Chrome. This could lead to unauthorized disclosure of private data, potentially compromising user privacy and security.

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