What is CVE-2026-8578?

CVE-2026-8578 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8578?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-8578

Out of bounds read in GPU in Google Chrome on Linux 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: Medium)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.000 (8.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8578?: CVE-2026-8578 is a low-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8578?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.