CVE-2026-4459 (GCVE-0-2026-4459)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-20 01:34 – Updated: 2026-03-21 04:01
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Summary
Out of bounds read and write in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Out of bounds read and write
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Vendor Product Version
Google Chrome Affected: 146.0.7680.153 , < 146.0.7680.153 (custom)
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