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Google Chrome EUVDEUVD-2026-93578

| CVE-2026-106386 MEDIUM
Use of Uninitialized Resource (CWE-908)
2026-10-06 Chrome GHSA-73m2-pvfh-35g5
6.5
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. Delivery
    Page JavaScript invokes WebAudio API
  3. Exploit
    Trigger use of uninitialized resource
  4. Execution
    Read leaked sandbox memory
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate sensitive data to attacker

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Variable initialization
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the victim to use Google Chrome prior to version 155.0.8059.39 and to actively navigate to an attacker-controlled or compromised web page that exercises the WebAudio API (the required user interaction, UI:R). No authentication or prior privileges are needed (PR:N), and default Chrome configurations are affected since WebAudio is a standard, enabled-by-default web platform feature. Limiting factors: the attack cannot succeed without that user navigation, it is not automatable (SSVC Automatable: no), and the impact is bounded to reading memory within the renderer sandbox - it is not a sandbox escape and has no integrity or availability impact. Patching to 155.0.8059.39 or later fully remediates.

Impact

This is a genuinely moderate-priority issue rather than an urgent one, and the signals are mutually consistent. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) describes a remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack that requires user interaction (victim must open a crafted page) and yields high confidentiality impact with no integrity or availability impact - consistent with the description of reading memory inside the renderer sandbox via WebAudio. The EPSS score is low (0.19%, 8th percentile), and the vulnerability is NOT on the CISA KEV list, so there is no evidence of active exploitation. SSVC reinforces a measured posture: Exploitation is only 'poc' (proof-of-concept, not active), Automatable is 'no' (user interaction defeats mass/automated exploitation), and Technical Impact is 'partial'. All signals align - a real but contained info-leak bug, important because Chrome is ubiquitous and info leaks are frequently chained into fuller exploit chains, but not a standalone high-urgency, worm-able threat. Note: the leak is bounded to memory inside the sandbox (per the description), not a sandbox escape, which further limits standalone severity; the C:H rating reflects that sensitive in-process data (e.g., cross-origin memory) could be exposed.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker hosts or compromises a web page containing malicious JavaScript that exercises the WebAudio API in a way that triggers use of an uninitialized resource. When a victim visits the page, the attacker reads leaked memory contents from inside the renderer sandbox, potentially exposing sensitive in-process data. A proof-of-concept is indicated by the SSVC 'poc' status, but no weaponized or actively-exploited code is confirmed.

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 07, 2026

Memory disclosure in Google Chrome versions prior to 155.0.8059.39 lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker read contents of process memory inside the renderer sandbox by convincing a victim to open a crafted HTML page that exercises the WebAudio API. Exploitation is bounded by the required user interaction (CVSS UI:R) and does not escape the Chrome sandbox, so there is no integrity or availability impact, only confidentiality loss (C:H) scored at CVSS 6.5. Publicly available exploit code exists per the SSVC assessment, but the issue is not confirmed as actively exploited (not in CISA KEV) and EPSS is low at 0.19% (8th percentile), making this a moderate-priority patching item rather than an emergency.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade Google Chrome to 155.0.8059.39 or later as documented in the Chrome stable-channel release notes (https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/10/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_086471744.html). Chrome's built-in updater normally delivers this automatically, so the practical steps are to trigger the update from chrome://settings/help, confirm the version reported at chrome://version shows 155.0.8059.39 or higher, and fully restart the browser so the new binary is loaded; where auto-update is disabled by policy, deploy the fixed build through your software management tooling and verify fleet-wide compliance. Because the vulnerability is in a core, default-enabled web platform feature exercised by ordinary page content, there is no clean configuration workaround that removes exposure without breaking legitimate sites: disabling or flag-gating WebAudio is not a supported hardening option and would degrade audio-dependent applications, while enterprise URL allow-listing or blocking untrusted sites reduces the attack surface only partially and adds administrative overhead without patching the defect. Site isolation and the existing renderer sandbox already contain the impact to renderer-process memory reads and should be confirmed enabled, but they are compensating controls, not a substitute for upgrading to 155.0.8059.39. Track the upstream issue at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/553156221 for regression or follow-up details.

Affected VersionsENISA

Chrome 155.0.8059.39 <155.0.8059.39

Affected Packages

euvd chrome fix: 155.0.8059.39

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified as CWE-908 (Use of Uninitialized Resource) and resides in Google Chrome's WebAudio implementation, a standard, enabled-by-default web platform feature used for audio synthesis, processing and 3D spatialization inside the renderer process. The underlying defect is that an internal buffer or resource is consumed before being initialized, so audio-processing code paths can expose stale heap contents to JavaScript-reachable output rather than zeroed or well-defined data. Because WebAudio runs in the renderer, the leaked bytes are those visible to the compromised renderer rather than the browser process, which is why the issue is an information disclosure inside the sandbox and not a sandbox escape. The CPE entry cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* with a wildcard version confirms the advisory scope is Google Chrome builds before 155.0.8059.39; the associated Chromium issue 553156221 tracks the upstream fix and the Chrome stable-channel release notes document the shipped patch.

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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
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Remote crafted page with no auth gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N, but victim must open the page so UI:R; it is an info leak so C:H and I:N/A:N, with no sandbox escape so S:U.

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
Red Hat 6.5 MEDIUM

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

4
CVSS changed
Oct 07, 2026 - 15:22 NVD
6.5 (None) 6.5 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Oct 06, 2026 - 20:04 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 06, 2026 - 18:41 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Uninitialized resource in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 155.0.8059.39 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 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Google Chrome is the most widely deployed web browser worldwide
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
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

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

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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