Vulnerability · NVD

CVE-2026-7981

CVE-2026-7981, high severity (CVSS 8.1): 2 tracked apps concerned, all fixed or indeterminable on their current version.

Severity (CVSS): 8.1
Exploitation: 0.2 %
Tracked apps: 2
Still exposed: 0

Published on 2026-05-06

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)

Attack vector : Network No privileges required

Show raw CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS 0.20% exploit very unlikely percentile 10.2%

Tracked apps referencing this CVE

For each app: the affected range, the fixing version, and where the tracked app stands today.

Chrome macOS com.google.Chrome

Affected <148.0.7778.96 Fixed in 148.0.7778.96 Latest tracked - undetermined
Google Chrome Windows winget:Google.Chrome

Affected <148.0.7778.96 Fixed in 148.0.7778.96 Latest tracked 152.0.7977.65 patched

Vulnerable CPE configurations (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions	CPE 2.3 URI
google	chrome All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<148.0.7778.96	cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::
google	chrome All platforms (wildcard)	All platforms (wildcard)	<148.0.7778.96	cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome::::::::

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