Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting chromium package, versions [,147.0.7727.55)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.34% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CHROMIUM-15954232
  • published9 Apr 2026
  • disclosed8 Apr 2026
  • creditcinzinga

Introduced: 8 Apr 2026

CVE-2026-5868  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade chromium to version 147.0.7727.55 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the ANGLE component. An attacker can execute arbitrary code within the sandboxed environment by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1