CVE-2026-7904: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Out of bounds read in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an out of bounds memory read in the Fonts handling code of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers the out of bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or other memory safety issues. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-7904 and is classified with high severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released a stable channel update to fix this flaw.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read, which may lead to information disclosure or other unintended behavior due to memory safety violations. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update their Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step.
CVE-2026-7904: Out of bounds read in Google Chrome
Description
Out of bounds read in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an out of bounds memory read in the Fonts handling code of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious HTML page that triggers the out of bounds read, potentially leading to information disclosure or other memory safety issues. The issue was assigned CVE-2026-7904 and is classified with high severity by Chromium security. The vendor has released a stable channel update to fix this flaw.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read, which may lead to information disclosure or other unintended behavior due to memory safety violations. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later addresses this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update their Chrome installations to this version or newer to remediate the issue. Since this is a client-side application, patching the browser is the primary mitigation step.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:05.344Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86d1cbff5d861024bd9b
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:09 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:51:57 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:16:50 AM
Views: 6
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