Description
Heap buffer overflow in Media in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Published: 2026-02-18
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

A heap buffer overflow occurs in the Media component of Google Chrome, allowing a crafted HTML page to corrupt heap memory. This flaw, classified as CWE‑122, can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution when a user renders the malicious page, posing a severe threat to confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the client system.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects all users running Google Chrome versions prior to 145.0.7632.109 on desktop platforms. The affected vendor‑product is Google Chrome, as listed in the CNA data.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS base score is 8.8, indicating a high severity. The EPSS probability is under 1 %, and it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog, which suggests exploitation is rare but still plausible. The attack vector requires a user to open a malicious HTML page, so the risk is primarily to users browsing compromised content and is mitigated by applying the security update.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 18:25 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Google Chrome to version 145.0.7632.109 or newer.
  • Ensure that automatic updates are enabled so the browser receives future security patches promptly.
  • Avoid navigating to or executing content from untrusted websites, and consider using web‑filtering tools that block known malicious domains.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 17, 2026 at 18:25 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6146-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in Media
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Heap buffer overflow in Media in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.109 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References

Subscriptions

Google Chrome
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-26T14:44:15.157Z

Reserved: 2026-02-18T00:23:54.800Z

Link: CVE-2026-2650

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T22:07:31.635Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-18T22:16:26.980

Modified: 2026-02-19T18:35:11.697

Link: CVE-2026-2650

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-02-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-2650 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-17T18:30:05Z

Weaknesses