Chrome Skia Memory Leak (<148.0.7778.216)
CVE-2026-9981 Published on May 28, 2026
Inappropriate implementation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-9981 can be exploited 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 high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
CVE-2026-9981 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-9981
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Affected Versions
Google Chrome:- Version 148.0.7778.216 and below 148.0.7778.216 is affected.