Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-3544
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow 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 29% 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 70.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Heap buffer overflow in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write 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-2026-3544 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | chromium | 144.0.7559.132-r4 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3544 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r9 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3544 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r6 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-3544 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3544 |
| 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-2026-3544 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 145.0.7632.159-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3544 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H