CVE-2026-8020: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves uninitialized memory usage in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Android versions before 148.0.7778.96. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to read potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or detailed remediation information is provided in the available data. The vendor advisory points to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm a fix for this CVE.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential disclosure of sensitive information from process memory to an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process. This does not represent a remote code execution or privilege escalation by itself but could aid further attacks. The severity is considered low by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later once confirmed. No additional mitigation steps are specified in the advisory or CVE description.
CVE-2026-8020: Uninitialized Use in Google Chrome
Description
Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves uninitialized memory usage in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Android versions before 148.0.7778.96. An attacker who has compromised the renderer process can exploit this flaw to read potentially sensitive information from process memory by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized as low severity by Chromium security. No CVSS score or detailed remediation information is provided in the available data. The vendor advisory points to a stable channel update but does not explicitly confirm a fix for this CVE.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to potential disclosure of sensitive information from process memory to an attacker who has already compromised the renderer process. This does not represent a remote code execution or privilege escalation by itself but could aid further attacks. The severity is considered low by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Users should update to Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later once confirmed. No additional mitigation steps are specified in the advisory or CVE description.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:36.871Z
- 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: 69fb86f1cbff5d861024fe2f
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:41 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:36:59 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:13:31 AM
Views: 12
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