Chrome iOS <148.0.7778.168 Media OOB Memory Read
CVE-2026-8585 Published on May 14, 2026
Inappropriate implementation in Media in Google Chrome on iOS prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-8585 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Protection Mechanism Failure
The product does not use or incorrectly uses a protection mechanism that provides sufficient defense against directed attacks against the product. This weakness covers three distinct situations. A "missing" protection mechanism occurs when the application does not define any mechanism against a certain class of attack. An "insufficient" protection mechanism might provide some defenses - for example, against the most common attacks - but it does not protect against everything that is intended. Finally, an "ignored" mechanism occurs when a mechanism is available and in active use within the product, but the developer has not applied it in some code path.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-8585
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 148.0.7778.168 and below 148.0.7778.168 is affected.