Google Chrome up to 148.0.7778.179 Skia information disclosure

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4.1$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Skia. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-9981. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Chrome. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Skia. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Inappropriate implementation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

The advisory is available at chromereleases.googleblog.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-9981 since 05/28/2026. 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 05/31/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 148.0.7778.216 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1733). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Google Chrome
  • Microsoft Edge

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Chrome 148.0.7778.216

Timelineinfo

05/28/2026 CVE reserved
05/29/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
05/29/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/31/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com
Product: google.com

Advisory: 512995
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-9981 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-9981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367082
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1733 - Google Chrome und Microsoft Edge: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/29/2026 09:37
Updated: 05/31/2026 00:38
Changes: 05/29/2026 09:37 (58), 05/31/2026 00:38 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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