Google Chrome up to 148.0.7778.96 Skia out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Google Chrome. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Skia. Such manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-8579. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Skia. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted print file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-8579 since 05/14/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/19/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 314892 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8579), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 148.0.7778.168 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (314892) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1542). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Google Chrome

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

ADP CISA Base Score: 3.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 314892
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-8579

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 148.0.7778.168

Timelineinfo

05/14/2026 CVE reserved
05/15/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
05/15/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/19/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 496526
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-8579 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-8579
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-364082
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1542 - Google Chrome: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/15/2026 04:44
Updated: 05/19/2026 16:18
Changes: 05/15/2026 04:44 (58), 05/15/2026 08:53 (2), 05/17/2026 09:26 (7), 05/19/2026 16:18 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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