CVE-2026-15114: Out of bounds read and write in Google Chrome
Out of bounds read and write in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves out of bounds read and write errors in the codecs used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted video file, potentially leading to heap corruption. The issue is tracked as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) and CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory confirms the vulnerability and provides a fixed version.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, crash the browser, or cause other unpredictable behavior impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory linked confirms the availability of this official fix. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
CVE-2026-15114: Out of bounds read and write in Google Chrome
Description
Out of bounds read and write in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.115 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves out of bounds read and write errors in the codecs used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.115. Exploitation requires a user to open a specially crafted video file, potentially leading to heap corruption. The issue is tracked as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) and CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor advisory confirms the vulnerability and provides a fixed version.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to heap corruption, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, crash the browser, or cause other unpredictable behavior impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running the vulnerable Chrome version.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.115 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. The vendor advisory linked confirms the availability of this official fix. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T17:07:40.449Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_01162222768.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a4ed637c9d9e3dbe3dd7f39
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 22:59:03 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 09:56:52 UTC
Last updated: 08/22/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 139
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