CVE-2026-7982 - AskarLabs CVE Database

CVE-2026-7982

Vendor Google

Product Chrome

Weakness CWE-457

Published May 6, 2026

Last update May 6, 2026

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CVSS base score

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 6, 2026 CVE published

May 6, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7982 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/457.html

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