Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-7982
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Uninitialized Use in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.11.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-7982 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7982 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7982 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7982 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-457 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N