CVE-2026-7972

Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497546281	Permissions Required

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

History

26 Oct 2026, 19:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Uso no inicializado en la GPU en Google Chrome anterior a 148.0.7778.96 permitió a un atacante remoto que había comprometido el proceso de renderizado filtrar datos de origen cruzado a través de una página HTML manipulada. (Gravedad de seguridad de Chromium: Media)

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 19:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 19:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-7972

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7972

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7972

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

linux

linux_kernel

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-457

Use of Uninitialized Variable

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