What is CVE-2026-8556?

CVE-2026-8556 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8556?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-8556

Inappropriate implementation in ANGLE in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data 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 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html (Product, Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/500052361 (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8556?: CVE-2026-8556 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8556?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.