CVE-2026-7981: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Out of bounds read in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 148.0.7778.96 (fixed in 148.0.7778.96)

Published 2026-05-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.