Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessLure victim to crafted HTML page
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DeliveryPage invokes vulnerable GetUserMedia path
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ExploitTrigger out-of-bounds read
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ExecutionLeak adjacent sandbox memory to script
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ImpactExfiltrate sensitive renderer data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Collection 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 attacker-controlled HTML that exercises the GetUserMedia (media capture) code path in a Chrome build older than 156.0.8078.47; the CVSS UI:R confirms required user interaction (visiting/opening the malicious page), which is the primary limiting factor. No authentication is required (PR:N) and the attack is network/web-delivered (AV:N) against default Chrome configurations, but impact is bounded to a memory read confined inside the renderer sandbox (S:U, C:H/I:N/A:N) - meaningful escalation would require chaining with a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but low-priority medium-severity issue, and the multi-source signals are consistent rather than conflicting. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, 6.5) describes a remotely reachable, unauthenticated flaw that nonetheless requires user interaction (UI:R - the victim must open a crafted page) and yields only confidentiality impact (C:H/I:N/A:N), i.e. an information leak with no code execution or integrity/availability effect. Chromium itself rated it Medium. The EPSS score of 0.18% (8th percentile) agrees with this low-to-moderate picture, indicating little likelihood of broad opportunistic exploitation. The vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and no public exploit code is referenced, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. Critically, the description states the out-of-bounds read is 'inside the sandbox,' meaning on its own it leaks memory from within the renderer sandbox and would typically need to be chained with a sandbox-escape to be high-impact - a limiting factor the raw 6.5 score does not convey. Net: patch in the normal browser update cycle, not an emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker hosts or injects a malicious web page containing crafted media/getUserMedia content and lures a victim running a vulnerable Chrome build to visit it. When the page is rendered, the GetUserMedia code performs an out-of-bounds read, leaking adjacent renderer-sandbox memory back to attacker-controlled script, potentially exposing sensitive in-process data. No public proof-of-concept is referenced, and successful exploitation requires the user to actually open the attacker's page. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 21, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in Google Chrome's GetUserMedia implementation allows remote attackers to read memory inside the renderer sandbox by convincing a user to open a crafted HTML page on versions prior to 156.0.8078.47. The issue is medium severity (CVSS 6.5) with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability impact, and exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) while no authentication is required (PR:N); the sandbox limits exposure unless chained with a separate sandbox-escape vulnerability. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, EPSS is low at 0.18% (8th percentile), and a vendor-released patch is available in Chrome 156.0.8078.47.
RemediationAI
Upgrade Google Chrome to 156.0.8078.47 or later, which is the vendor-released patch version, then restart the browser so the new binary is active; verify the installed version via chrome://settings/help or chrome://version. Managed environments should enforce the minimum version through Chrome enterprise update policies and confirm fleet compliance. If immediate upgrading is not possible, reduce exposure by restricting camera and microphone permissions through site settings or enterprise media policies and by limiting browsing to trusted sites, but these controls may not reliably prevent reaching the vulnerable GetUserMedia code path and will break legitimate WebRTC and conferencing use. Refer to the Chrome release 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/499112419 for vendor details.
Affected VersionsENISA
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Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
GetUserMedia is the Web Media Capture API used by Chrome to request camera and microphone access from web content, making it reachable through ordinary HTML and JavaScript rather than a privileged local interface. The flaw is classified as CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), meaning the media-capture code path can read beyond the bounds of an allocated buffer and expose memory contents to the attacker-controlled renderer context. Because Chrome's renderer is sandboxed, the direct impact is confined to information disclosure inside that sandbox (S:U, C:H/I:N/A:N); converting the leak into host compromise would require a separate sandbox-escape bug. The supplied data does not include CPE strings, but EUVD identifies Chrome builds before 156.0.8078.47, and the Chromium issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/499112419 tracks the underlying defect.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Web-delivered and unauthenticated (AV:N/PR:N) but needs the user to open a crafted page (UI:R); it only leaks memory so C:H with I:N/A:N and no sandbox scope change (S:U).
Primary rating from Vendor (google).
CVSS VectorVendor: google
Lifecycle Timeline
4DescriptionCVE.org
Out of bounds read in GetUserMedia in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.47 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Threat Intelligence Overview
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Attack Technique
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.
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-105502
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