Heap-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-12466
Published: June 17, 2026
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted HTML content in WebRTC. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Debian Linux
Fedora
chromium
chromium (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-12466
Microsoft Edge - update to 149.0.4022.80
Google Chrome - update to 149.0.7827.155
chromium - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1.el9, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_2, 149.0.7827.155-1.el10_3, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc43, 149.0.7827.155-1.fc44
chromium (Debian package) - addressed in versions 149.0.7827.155-1~deb12u1, 149.0.7827.155-1~deb13u1