CVE-2026-7981
Out-of-Bounds Read in Google Chrome Codecs
Publication date: 2026-05-06
Last updated on: 2026-05-06
Assigner: Chrome
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 148.0.7778.96 (exc) |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out of bounds read in the Codecs component of Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. It allows a remote attacker to exploit a specially crafted malicious file to read memory outside the intended boundaries.
As a result, the attacker may obtain potentially sensitive information from the process memory.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could gain access to sensitive information stored in the memory of the affected Chrome process.
This could lead to exposure of confidential data, which might be used for further attacks or unauthorized access.