Out-of-Bounds Read in Google Chrome via Skia

Publication date: 2026-05-28

Last updated on: 2026-06-01

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Inappropriate implementation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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Published

2026-05-28

Last Modified

2026-06-01

Generated

2026-07-09

AI Q&A

2026-05-29

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-08

NVD

CVE-2026-9981

EUVD

EUVD-2026-33123

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 148.0.7778.216 (exc)
google	chrome	to 148.0.7778.215 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-200	The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is due to an inappropriate implementation in Skia, a graphics library used by Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.216. It allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from the process memory by using a specially crafted HTML page.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that a remote attacker could access sensitive information stored in the memory of the Chrome process. This could lead to exposure of private data, potentially compromising user privacy and security.

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