Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU158327

Buffer overflow in Google Chromium - CVE-2026-118312

Published: October 28, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU158327

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-2026-118312

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service and potentially execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption in the Paint component of Google Chrome when rendering content. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted content to trigger memory corruption, potentially causing a crash or arbitrary code execution.

Affected software

Google Chromium
Google Chrome

How to mitigate CVE-2026-118312

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Chromium - update to 156.0.8078.73
Google Chrome - update to 156.0.8078.73

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