Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-3542
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control 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 0.4% (higher than 34% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 66.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Inappropriate implementation in WebAssembly 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-2026-3542 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 144.0.7559.132-r4 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3542 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3542 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r6 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3542 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3542 |
| 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-2026-3542 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3542 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H