Use of Uninitialized Variable Affecting chromium package, versions [,147.0.7727.55)
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- published9 Apr 2026
- disclosed8 Apr 2026
- creditIdentified by the Octane Security Team: Giovanni Vignone, Paolo Gentry, Robert van Eijk
Introduced: 8 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-5888 (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 Use of Uninitialized Variable in the WebCodecs component. An attacker can access sensitive information from process memory by enticing a user to visit a specially crafted HTML page.