CVE-2026-7957: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Out of bounds write in Media in Google Chrome on Mac, iOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Media component of Google Chrome on Mac and iOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with medium severity by Chromium security. Google has released a stable channel update that includes a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox environment on affected Chrome versions on Mac and iOS. This could lead to further compromise of the browser environment, but exploitation requires prior renderer compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac and iOS to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional vendor mitigation guidance is provided.
CVE-2026-7957: Out of bounds write in Google Chrome
Description
Out of bounds write in Media in Google Chrome on Mac, iOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Media component of Google Chrome on Mac and iOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires prior compromise of the renderer process and involves a crafted HTML page to execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed with medium severity by Chromium security. Google has released a stable channel update that includes a fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker with control over the renderer process to execute arbitrary code within the sandbox environment on affected Chrome versions on Mac and iOS. This could lead to further compromise of the browser environment, but exploitation requires prior renderer compromise. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Mac and iOS to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update. No additional vendor mitigation guidance is provided.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:19.950Z
- 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: 69fb86e0cbff5d861024d41b
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:24 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:09:03 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 7:49:48 AM
Views: 4
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