Stack-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-16418

 

Stack-based buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-16418

Published: July 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU139064
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-2026-16418
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 a boundary error in V8 in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted webpage, trigger a stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2026-16418

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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