What is CVE-2026-8535?

CVE-2026-8535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8535?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-8535

Out of bounds read in Media in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted JPE…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (9.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168
Google Chrome_os
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8535?: CVE-2026-8535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8535?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.