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Google EUVDEUVD-2026-20703

| CVE-2026-5888 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Variable (CWE-457)
2026-04-08 Chrome GHSA-jvch-x2xh-p75v
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Chrome
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Severity by source

Vendor (Chrome) PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
4.3 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (Chrome).

CVSS VectorVendor: Chrome

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Apr 15, 2026 - 12:45 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Apr 13, 2026 - 19:37 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch released
Apr 08, 2026 - 23:32 nvd
Patch available
EUVD ID Assigned
Apr 08, 2026 - 22:01 euvd
EUVD-2026-20703
CVE Published
Apr 08, 2026 - 21:20 nvd
N/A

DescriptionCVE.org

Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

AnalysisAI

Information disclosure in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allows remote attackers to read sensitive process memory through the WebCodecs API via a crafted HTML page. Exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) to visit a malicious webpage but grants high-confidence memory access. The vulnerability has low real-world exploitation probability (EPSS 0.03%) despite satisfying network-accessible conditions, likely due to unreliable memory content extraction and WebCodecs' limited practical attack surface in typical user workflows.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability stems from an uninitialized memory use (CWE-457) in Google Chrome's WebCodecs implementation, a browser API for audio/video codec operations. Uninitialized memory in browser contexts often contains residual data from freed process memory, including fragments of JavaScript objects, DOM elements, or other sensitive structures. The WebCodecs API, which provides direct access to hardware-accelerated codec operations, can expose this uninitialized state to JavaScript running within the page's security context. The flaw affects Chrome versions prior to 147.0.7727.55, indicating the issue was not present in the 147.0.7727.55 release or later.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: Chrome 147.0.7727.55 or later. Users should update Chrome via Settings > About Chrome, which typically triggers automatic download and installation with a restart prompt. Enterprise administrators can deploy via group policy to Chrome managed devices. No known workarounds exist; the fix requires code-level correction in WebCodecs memory initialization. Refer to Google's advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html and the Chromium issue tracker at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/486506202 for detailed patch notes.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.6 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP6 Fixed

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