CVE-2026-5915: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-5915 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 147. 0. 7727. 55 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the WebML component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause an out of bounds memory write by delivering a crafted HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this issue as low severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and is addressed in the stable channel update referenced by Google.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input within the WebML feature of Google Chrome before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers an out of bounds memory write, potentially leading to undefined behavior or memory corruption. The issue is classified as low severity by the Chromium security team. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor has published a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is an out of bounds memory write which may lead to memory corruption. According to the Chromium security severity rating, the risk is low. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability could potentially be used to destabilize the browser or cause limited memory corruption but is not indicated to allow higher impact outcomes such as code execution or privilege escalation based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory, but the stable channel update is the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-5915: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-5915 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome prior to version 147. 0. 7727. 55 involving insufficient validation of untrusted input in the WebML component. This flaw allows a remote attacker to cause an out of bounds memory write by delivering a crafted HTML page. The Chromium security team has rated this issue as low severity. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time. The vulnerability affects desktop versions of Chrome and is addressed in the stable channel update referenced by Google.
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 before version 147.0.7727.55. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers an out of bounds memory write, potentially leading to undefined behavior or memory corruption. The issue is classified as low severity by the Chromium security team. No CVSS score is provided. The vendor has published a stable channel update that presumably addresses this issue.
Potential Impact
The impact is an out of bounds memory write which may lead to memory corruption. According to the Chromium security severity rating, the risk is low. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability could potentially be used to destabilize the browser or cause limited memory corruption but is not indicated to allow higher impact outcomes such as code execution or privilege escalation based on the available data.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released a stable channel update for Chrome version 147.0.7727.55 that addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the browser update. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the advisory, but the stable channel update is the official fix. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-08T19:34:47.097Z
- 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: 69d6ca421cc7ad14dab3ce06
Added to database: 4/8/2026, 9:36:02 PM
Last enriched: 4/8/2026, 9:50:58 PM
Last updated: 4/8/2026, 11:22:48 PM
Views: 4
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