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CVE-2026-7924: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-7924cvecve-2026-7924
Published: Wed May 06 2026 (05/06/2026, 18:12:35 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Google
Product: Chrome

Description

Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

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AILast updated: 05/06/2026, 19:37:27 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves uninitialized use in the Dawn component of Google Chrome before version 148.0.7778.96. An attacker can exploit this flaw by delivering a specially crafted HTML page, which may lead to disclosure of sensitive information from the browser's process memory. The issue is recognized as high severity by Chromium security. No detailed CVSS score or explicit remediation level is provided in the input data. The vendor advisory linked is a general stable channel update blog post without specific mention of this vulnerability's patch status.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation could allow a remote attacker to access potentially sensitive information from the memory of the Chrome process. This could lead to information disclosure but does not indicate code execution or privilege escalation. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of this report.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. The linked Google Chrome stable channel update blog should be monitored for explicit confirmation of a fix. Until a patch is confirmed, users should exercise caution when browsing untrusted websites. No vendor advisory content explicitly states that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Chrome
Date Reserved
2026-05-05T22:59:10.621Z
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: 69fb86d8cbff5d861024c8d3

Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:16 PM

Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:37:27 PM

Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:07:35 AM

Views: 4

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