Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 integer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Google Chrome. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to integer overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-7969. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-190. The product performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in Network in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass same origin policy via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

It is possible to read the advisory at chromereleases.googleblog.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-7969 since 05/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/17/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 315031 (openSUSE 16 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2026:20727-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 148.0.7778.96 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (315031). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer overflow
CWE: CWE-190 / CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 315031
Nessus Name: openSUSE 16 Security Update : chromium (openSUSE-SU-2026:20727-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Chrome 148.0.7778.96

Timelineinfo

05/06/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/06/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/17/2026 +11 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: chromereleases.googleblog.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-7969 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-7969
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361643

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2026 21:29
Updated: 05/17/2026 22:10
Changes: 05/06/2026 21:29 (55), 05/17/2026 22:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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