Description
Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-05-06
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6250-1 chromium security update
History

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs
Weaknesses CWE-824
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 07 May 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uninitialized Memory Use in Chrome WebCodecs Causes Information Leakage

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows

Wed, 06 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 06 May 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 06 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Uninitialized Memory Use in Chrome WebCodecs Causes Information Leakage

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-457
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T21:51:43.237Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:26.919Z

Link: CVE-2026-7982

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-06T19:08:33.744Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:49.067

Modified: 2026-05-06T23:22:09.540

Link: CVE-2026-7982

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-7982 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T03:45:03Z

Weaknesses