CVE-2026-106284: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-106284 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the printing component of Google Chrome on Windows. It affects versions prior to 155.0.8059.39. A remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process and uses social engineering could exploit this flaw to read memory outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is rated medium severity by Chromium security.
Affected software
Chrome
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out-of-bounds read in the printing functionality of Google Chrome on Windows platforms. Exploitation requires that the attacker has compromised the renderer process and uses social engineering to lure the user to a malicious HTML page. Successful exploitation allows reading memory outside the sandbox, potentially exposing sensitive information. The issue affects Chrome versions before 155.0.8059.39. Google has released a stable channel update addressing this issue as per their advisory.
Potential Impact
An attacker who has already compromised the renderer process and successfully uses social engineering can read memory outside the sandbox. This could lead to exposure of sensitive information from the browser's memory. The vulnerability does not allow direct remote code execution but can aid further attacks by leaking memory contents.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 155.0.8059.39. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required if the browser is updated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-10-06T16:34:18.365Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6ac546482cdf04f656d49da3
Added to database: 10/06/2026, 19:04:40 UTC
Last enriched: 10/06/2026, 21:49:21 UTC
Last updated: 10/06/2026, 21:49:21 UTC
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