CVE-2026-15766

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Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome

Publication date: 2026-07-14

Last updated on: 2026-07-15

Assigner: Chrome

Description

Uninitialized Use in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.125 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

2026-07-14

Last Modified

2026-07-15

Generated

2026-08-04

AI Q&A

2026-07-15

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-02

NVD

CVE-2026-15766

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
google	chrome	to 150.0.7871.125 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-457	The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves an uninitialized use in Skia, a graphics library used by Google Chrome. It allows a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted HTML page.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves uninitialized memory usage in Skia within Google Chrome. Detection primarily requires checking the Chrome version. Run 'google-chrome --version' or check 'chrome://settings/help' in the browser. If the version is below 150.0.7871.125, the system is vulnerable.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to steal sensitive data from your device's memory, such as passwords, cookies, or other private information, when you visit a malicious webpage.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to personal or sensitive data, potentially violating GDPR (data protection) and HIPAA (health information privacy) requirements if exploited.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.125 or later immediately. This can be done via the browser's built-in update mechanism or through your system's package manager (e.g., 'sudo apt upgrade google-chrome-stable' on Debian/Ubuntu).

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