Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-4459
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read 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 22% 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 78.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r13 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4459 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r12 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4459 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4459 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4459 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4459 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H