What is CVE-2026-8531?

CVE-2026-8531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8531?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-8531

Heap buffer overflow in WebML in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2026-05-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html (Product, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/492350403 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8531?: CVE-2026-8531 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8531?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.