Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-3540
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | chromium | 144.0.7559.132-r4 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 144.0.7559.132-r4 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r6 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6157-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6157-1 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3540 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3540 |