CVE-2026-14408: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 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-2026-14408 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46 and enables a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with medium severity by Chromium security. The fixed version is 150.0.7871.46, indicating that versions before this are vulnerable. No CVSS score is assigned. The vendor advisory URL points to a stable channel update announcement, suggesting the fix is included in that release.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or privilege escalation. The impact is limited to information leakage from process memory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory indicates that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-14408: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 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-2026-14408 is an uninitialized use vulnerability in the Dawn component of Google Chrome. It affects versions prior to 150.0.7871.46 and enables a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with medium severity by Chromium security. The fixed version is 150.0.7871.46, indicating that versions before this are vulnerable. No CVSS score is assigned. The vendor advisory URL points to a stable channel update announcement, suggesting the fix is included in that release.
Potential Impact
A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or privilege escalation. The impact is limited to information leakage from process memory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory indicates that this version includes the fix. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:37:30.375Z
- 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: 6a459a0627e9c7971943bfc0
Added to database: 07/01/2026, 22:51:50 UTC
Last enriched: 07/01/2026, 23:22:32 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 01:51:24 UTC
Views: 6
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