CVE-2026-5885: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebML in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147.0.7727.55 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
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the WebML feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page that can lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The issue is recognized as medium severity by the Chromium security team. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this vulnerability, although explicit patch confirmation is not detailed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory on affected Windows systems. This could compromise user data confidentiality but does not indicate code execution or system compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that includes this fix. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is inferred from the affected version but not explicitly confirmed in the advisory; users should verify the update via official Google Chrome release notes.
CVE-2026-5885: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in WebML in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the WebML feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a specially crafted HTML page that can lead to disclosure of potentially sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The issue is recognized as medium severity by the Chromium security team. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that presumably addresses this vulnerability, although explicit patch confirmation is not detailed in the provided data.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could result in unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Chrome's process memory on affected Windows systems. This could compromise user data confidentiality but does not indicate code execution or system compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.55 or later to remediate this vulnerability. The vendor advisory linked corresponds to a stable channel update that includes this fix. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is inferred from the affected version but not explicitly confirmed in the advisory; users should verify the update via official Google Chrome release notes.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:38.682Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69d6ca3b1cc7ad14dab3cc73
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:35:55 PM
Last enriched: 4/8/2026, 10:07:16 PM
Last updated: 4/9/2026, 7:29:10 AM
Views: 7
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