CVE-2026-15766: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-15766 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Skia component prior to version 150.0.7871.125. It involves uninitialized use that allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating medium severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use flaw in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.125. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers the uninitialized memory usage, potentially leaking sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The issue is classified with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on confidentiality. No integrity or availability impacts are noted. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be exploited remotely over the network without privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack vector is remote and requires user interaction, making exploitation feasible but not trivial.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users should update to version 150.0.7871.125 or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-15766: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-15766 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome's Skia component prior to version 150.0.7871.125. It involves uninitialized use that allows a remote attacker to potentially obtain sensitive information from process memory by delivering a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating medium severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is an uninitialized use flaw in the Skia graphics library used by Google Chrome before version 150.0.7871.125. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers the uninitialized memory usage, potentially leaking sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The issue is classified with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, reflecting a medium severity impact primarily on confidentiality. No integrity or availability impacts are noted. The vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and can be exploited remotely over the network without privileges.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from Chrome's process memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack vector is remote and requires user interaction, making exploitation feasible but not trivial.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome that includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users should update to version 150.0.7871.125 or later to remediate the issue. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T18:31:14.791Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0353146366.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a569d1968715ace432808bb
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 20:33:29 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 21:52:09 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 23:27:29 UTC
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