Off-by-one in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-79148
Published: August 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU145707
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-79148
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error in DevTools when processing user-supplied input. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw to cause a denial of service.
User interaction is required to reach the vulnerable browser component.
Affected software
Google Chromium
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2026-79148
Install security update from vendor's website.
Google Chromium - update to 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64
Google Chrome - addressed in versions 151.0.7922.175, 152.0.7977.64