CVE-2026-7981

HIGH

Out of bounds read in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS v3.1 Score

8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Published: 5/6/2026Modified: 5/7/2026

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References (2)

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisoryhttps://issues.chromium.org/issues/497926602Issue TrackingPermissions Required