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Google Chrome CVE-2026-113304

| EUVDEUVD-2026-105644 MEDIUM
Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)
2026-10-20 chrome-cve-admin@google.com GHSA-m7v6-pc28-prvg
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: google
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to malicious site
  2. Exploit
    Serve crafted HTML/GPU content
  3. Execution
    Trigger GPU memory corruption
  4. Impact
    Read memory inside sandbox

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to load a crafted HTML page in Google Chrome on Android prior to version 156.0.8078.47, so user interaction (navigating to or rendering the malicious page) is mandatory (UI:R) - there is no server-side or zero-click path. The flaw is in the GPU component, so content must reach the GPU rendering/compositing path (e.g. WebGL or other GPU-accelerated rendering). Limiting factors: impact is confined to a memory READ inside the GPU sandbox (no write, no sandbox escape, no code execution on its own), the Android platform scope excludes desktop/other builds, and patched versions (156.0.8078.47 and later) are not affected.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate-priority issue, not an urgent one. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw requiring user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact - consistent with the description's 'potentially read memory inside the sandbox.' Crucially, Chromium rated this severity Medium, and the impact is a memory READ that remains CONTAINED WITHIN the GPU sandbox, so it is an information-disclosure primitive rather than a sandbox escape or RCE. The EPSS score is low (0.22%, 12th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit was identified, so all exploitation signals align toward low real-world risk. One signal worth noting: the CVSS marks C:H, but the practical value of reading bounded sandbox memory is typically limited unless chained with other bugs - the 'H' reflects worst-case confidentiality, not confirmed high-value data exposure. No conflicting signals are present; the vector, EPSS, Chromium severity, and absence of KEV/POC are mutually consistent.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a malicious website containing a crafted HTML page (e.g. with specific WebGL/GPU content) and lures an Android Chrome user to visit it. When the page renders, it triggers the GPU memory-corruption flaw, allowing the attacker to potentially read memory within the GPU sandbox. No public exploit code has been identified, and successful exploitation depends on the victim actively loading the attacker's page.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026

Memory corruption in the GPU component of Google Chrome on Android allows a remote attacker to read memory inside the GPU sandbox if a victim loads a crafted HTML page, with impact limited to confidentiality (out-of-bounds read) rather than code execution. Only Chrome for Android builds prior to 156.0.8078.47 are affected; the flaw requires user interaction (UI:R) and content must reach the GPU rendering/compositing path, such as WebGL. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis despite the classic buffer overflow tag, and EPSS is low at 0.22% (12th percentile), making this a moderate-priority patch-and-move-on issue.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome on Android to 156.0.8078.47 or later via Google Play (see the stable channel advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02018666648.html and the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/559720179). Because exploitation requires the victim to load a crafted HTML page that reaches the GPU rendering path, interim mitigations are limited: restrict browsing to trusted sites, keep Chrome managed/updated through enterprise policies such as force-updating the app or blocking outdated app versions via Android Management, and note that disabling GPU acceleration or WebGL in Chrome reduces attack surface but degrades rendering performance and is not reliably configurable in the Android app. Standard sandboxing already contains the read to GPU-process memory, so no additional isolation workaround is required beyond patching; there is no vendor-released mitigation other than the version upgrade.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.47 <156.0.8078.47

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.47

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a CWE-119 improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer, classified by Chromium as a memory corruption bug in the GPU process on Android. Chrome's GPU process handles rendering, compositing, and accelerated graphics APIs such as WebGL and is sandboxed from the rest of the browser; the reported outcome is an out-of-bounds read that stays inside that sandbox, meaning a successful attack yields disclosure of GPU-process memory but not a write primitive, sandbox escape, or code execution. Because the vulnerable code is reached through GPU-accelerated rendering, a crafted HTML page must drive content into the GPU path before the corruption can occur, which is consistent with the CVSS:3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N (high confidentiality only). The same-origin/site-isolation boundaries and the Android-only scope further constrain exposure; desktop Chrome and other platforms are not described as affected by this record.

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Severity by source

Vendor (google) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Crafted HTML page is network-delivered (AV:N) and requires the user to visit it (UI:R) without authentication (PR:N); impact is a sandbox-contained memory read, so C:H, I:N, A:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (google).

CVSS VectorVendor: google

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

4
CVSS changed
Oct 21, 2026 - 16:54 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 20, 2026 - 23:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:19 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5
CVE Published
Oct 20, 2026 - 22:19 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory corruption in GPU in Google Chrome on on Android prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to potentially read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is one of the most widely deployed browsers globally
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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