What is CVE-2026-9981?

CVE-2026-9981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-9981?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-9981

Inappropriate implementation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.216
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-9981?: CVE-2026-9981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-05-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-9981?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.