CVE-2026-5902: Race in Google Chrome
Race in Media in Google Chrome on Android prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to corrupt media stream metadata via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition (CWE-362) in the Media subsystem of Google Chrome on Android before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to corrupt media stream metadata via a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges or user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed with no explicit vendor remediation status provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to corruption of media stream metadata, potentially affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of media content within the browser. Given the high CVSS score (9.8), the impact is critical, implying severe consequences if exploited. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, which may limit the attack surface. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should update to the latest Chrome version once available and avoid visiting untrusted or suspicious web pages that could trigger exploitation. No additional vendor-provided mitigations are indicated at this time.
CVE-2026-5902: Race in Google Chrome
Description
Race in Media in Google Chrome on Android prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to corrupt media stream metadata via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition (CWE-362) in the Media subsystem of Google Chrome on Android before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker with control over the renderer process can exploit this flaw to corrupt media stream metadata via a specially crafted HTML page. The CVSS vector indicates the attack can be performed remotely without privileges or user interaction, resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability is publicly disclosed with no explicit vendor remediation status provided in the advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to corruption of media stream metadata, potentially affecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of media content within the browser. Given the high CVSS score (9.8), the impact is critical, implying severe consequences if exploited. However, exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process, which may limit the attack surface. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should update to the latest Chrome version once available and avoid visiting untrusted or suspicious web pages that could trigger exploitation. No additional vendor-provided mitigations are indicated at this time.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:43.375Z
- 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: 69d6ca401cc7ad14dab3cda8
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:36:00 PM
Last enriched: 4/16/2026, 11:41:44 AM
Last updated: 5/23/2026, 9:00:49 PM
Views: 83
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