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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-113441

| CVE-2026-119272 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-10-30 Chrome GHSA-fq59-jhc9-xg9p
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted HTML page
  2. Exploit
    Chrome FileSystem component processes malicious input
  3. Execution
    Trigger out-of-bounds read (CWE-125)
  4. Impact
    Leak adjacent memory within renderer sandbox

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
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 a victim running Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 to open or render an attacker-crafted HTML page (CVSS UI:R); it is unauthenticated (PR:N) but is not a drive-by against a passive target with no interaction. The impact is bounded: the out-of-bounds read discloses memory only inside the renderer sandbox (C:L, no I/A impact), so it does not by itself grant code execution or a sandbox escape. The specific FileSystem feature or input condition that triggers the read is not detailed in the available sources. Limiting factors: required user interaction, the need for an unpatched browser version, and the confinement of the leak to sandboxed memory.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-priority issue, and the signals are consistent rather than conflicting. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (Medium) with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - network-reachable and unauthenticated (PR:N), but it requires user interaction (UI:R, the victim must open a crafted page) and yields only a limited confidentiality impact (C:L) with no integrity or availability impact. Google itself rated the Chromium security severity as Medium. The supporting intelligence reinforces the modest risk: EPSS is 0.16% (5th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing (exploitation=none in SSVC), the flaw is not automatable (SSVC Automatable=no), and technical impact is only partial. CWE-125 (out-of-bounds read) matches the description of reading memory, and crucially the read is confined to memory inside the renderer sandbox, so it is an information-disclosure primitive rather than a sandbox escape or code execution. The vuln.today priority of 'this_month' aligns with a routine-patch posture rather than emergency action. No signals conflict here: high ubiquity of Chrome is offset by low exploitation probability, required user interaction, and limited impact. Treat it as part of the normal Chrome update cycle, not an incident.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts a crafted HTML page (or injects it into a site/ad the victim already visits) that triggers the out-of-bounds read in Chrome's FileSystem component when rendered. A victim running Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 opens the page, and the attacker's script reads adjacent memory inside the renderer sandbox, potentially leaking sensitive in-process data. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and exploitation still requires the user to visit the attacker-controlled 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 30, 2026

An out-of-bounds read in the FileSystem implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 156.0.8078.79 lets a remote attacker who convinces a user to open a crafted HTML page read memory that is confined to the renderer sandbox. The exposure is limited to confidentiality inside the sandboxed process; there is no integrity or availability impact and no path to code execution or sandbox escape on its own. EPSS is 0.16% (5th percentile), no public exploit code or active exploitation is confirmed, and CISA SSVC marks exploitation as none with the flaw not assessed as automatable, consistent with a low-priority this_month remediation cadence.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Google Chrome 156.0.8078.79 or later; the vendor-released patch is available and is the only complete fix per the Chrome stable channel advisory (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_02107719452.html). Confirm the installed version through chrome://version and rely on the browser's automatic update, or push the build through enterprise update policies; Chromium-derived browsers need their own vendor build that incorporates the fix. Because exploitation requires the victim to render a crafted HTML page (UI:R), restricting untrusted web content and keeping users off unpatched builds reduces exposure in the interim, but no specific configuration workaround for the FileSystem over-read is documented in the available sources. Track the release notes for the associated fix at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/569012543.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 156.0.8078.79 <156.0.8078.79

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 156.0.8078.79

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in Chrome's FileSystem code, the browser component that backs the File System Access and related web-facing filesystem APIs. A crafted HTML page drives the affected code past the end of an allocated buffer, so the process reads adjacent memory rather than corrupting it. Because the read happens in the renderer, any leaked data stays inside the sandbox boundary, which is why the assessed vector caps impact at C:L with no I or A component (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N, 4.3). Chromium rates it Medium. The references do not describe the precise FileSystem feature, API call sequence or input condition that triggers the over-read, so the trigger is not described in the available sources; the CPE confirms the affected product family as google:chrome with the wildcard version range, matching the EUVD listing of Chrome versions below 156.0.8078.79.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Crafted page is network-delivered and needs no auth (AV:N/PR:N) but requires the victim to open it (UI:R); only sandboxed memory is read, giving C:L with no integrity or availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 30, 2026 - 14:37 NVD
4.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Oct 30, 2026 - 00:05 cve.org
MEDIUM 4.3
CVE Published
Oct 30, 2026 - 00:05 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

Out of bounds read in FileSystem in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.79 allowed a remote attacker to read memory inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is among the most widely deployed browsers worldwide
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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.

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