What is CVE-2026-7981?

CVE-2026-7981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-7981?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-7981

Out of bounds read in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.96
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7981?: CVE-2026-7981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-7981?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.