๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-7981

MEDIUM 6.5
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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)

CWE CWE-125
Vendor google
Product chrome
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published May 6, 2026
Last Updated May 6, 2026
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Affected Versions

Google / Chrome
148.0.7778.96 < 148.0.7778.96

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
chromereleases.googleblog.com: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html issues.chromium.org: https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497926602