CVE-2026-9940
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Heap Buffer Overflow in Google Chrome
Publication date: 2026-05-28
Last updated on: 2026-05-28
Assigner: Chrome
Description
Description
Heap buffer overflow in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| chrome | to 148.0.7778.216 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| 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 ANGLE, a component used in Google Chrome. It occurs in versions of Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 and allows a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption by using a specially crafted HTML page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to heap corruption, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service in the affected version of Google Chrome.
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