SwiftShader Heap Overflow in Chrome <148.0.7778.168 (Mac/iOS)
CVE-2026-8560 Published on May 14, 2026
Heap buffer overflow in SwiftShader in Google Chrome on Mac and iOS prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8560 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8560
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 148.0.7778.168 and below 148.0.7778.168 is affected.