Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-16417

 

Use of uninitialized resource in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-16417

Published: July 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139063
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-16417
CWE-ID: CWE-908
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of uninitialized resources in Skia in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger uninitialized usage of resources and compromise the affected system.


Affected software

Google Chromium
Microsoft Edge
Google Chrome
Prisma Access Browser
Debian Linux
chromium (Debian package)

How to mitigate CVE-2026-16417

Install update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 150.0.7871.181
Microsoft Edge - update to 150.0.4078.96
Google Chrome - update to 150.0.7871.181
chromium (Debian package) - update to 150.0.7871.181-1~deb13u1
Prisma Access Browser - update to 150.49.8.187

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