CVE-2026-10993: Heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-10993 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53 and can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page. Exploitation may lead to disclosure of sensitive information from process memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and has a medium severity rating.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
CVE-2026-10993: Heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Description
Heap buffer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-10993 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions before 149.0.7827.53 and can be triggered remotely via a specially crafted HTML page. Exploitation may lead to disclosure of sensitive information from process memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction needed, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires user interaction (visiting a malicious HTML page) and has a medium severity rating.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 149.0.7827.53. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for details.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-04T17:06:24.366Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a220810e29bf47b50dbaf72
Added to database: 06/04/2026, 23:19:44 UTC
Last enriched: 06/12/2026, 10:04:49 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 66
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