CVE-2026-13958: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
An uninitialized use vulnerability exists in the codecs component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms prior to version 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The issue has been assigned a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. A fixed version, 150.0.7871.47, has been released by Google to address this vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13958 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the codecs of Google Chrome on Windows. It allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. Google has released version 150.0.7871.47 as a fix. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive information from process memory to a remote attacker without requiring privileges but requiring user interaction. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome on Windows to version 150.0.7871.47 or later. This version contains the official fix for the vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-13958: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
An uninitialized use vulnerability exists in the codecs component of Google Chrome on Windows platforms prior to version 150.0.7871.47. This flaw allows a remote attacker to potentially access sensitive information from process memory by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page. The issue has been assigned a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5. A fixed version, 150.0.7871.47, has been released by Google to address this vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13958 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the codecs of Google Chrome on Windows. It allows remote attackers to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.47. Google has released version 150.0.7871.47 as a fix. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, and no integrity or availability impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of sensitive information from process memory to a remote attacker without requiring privileges but requiring user interaction. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability is rated medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5.
Mitigation Recommendations
Update Google Chrome on Windows to version 150.0.7871.47 or later. This version contains the official fix for the vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-29T23:04:01.729Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/06/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0175352312.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a444c2327e9c7971985ce89
Added to database: 06/30/2026, 23:07:15 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 02:51:17 UTC
Last updated: 07/01/2026, 02:51:17 UTC
Views: 2
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