CVE-2026-95318: Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Buffer overflow in Video in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-95318 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the video processing component of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to serve a specially crafted HTML page, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution outside the browser sandbox. This vulnerability is classified as high severity by the Chromium security team. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue, as documented in their official advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution outside the sandbox, which may lead to full compromise of the affected system running the vulnerable Chrome version. This elevates the risk significantly as it bypasses sandbox protections designed to isolate browser processes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-95318: Buffer overflow in Google Chrome
Description
Buffer overflow in Video in Google Chrome prior to 154.0.8037.57 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code outside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Affected software
Chrome
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-95318 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the video processing component of Google Chrome versions before 154.0.8037.57. Exploitation requires a remote attacker to serve a specially crafted HTML page, potentially enabling arbitrary code execution outside the browser sandbox. This vulnerability is classified as high severity by the Chromium security team. Google has released a stable channel update to fix this issue, as documented in their official advisory.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution outside the sandbox, which may lead to full compromise of the affected system running the vulnerable Chrome version. This elevates the risk significantly as it bypasses sandbox protections designed to isolate browser processes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Google has released an official fix in Chrome version 154.0.8037.57. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-22T05:08:45.744Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0856730748.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6abbf87957f14566d451c5d9
Added to database: 09/29/2026, 17:42:17 UTC
Last enriched: 09/29/2026, 18:04:02 UTC
Last updated: 09/29/2026, 19:38:08 UTC
Views: 3
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