Description
Heap buffer overflow in Base in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4728-1 chromium security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6422-1 chromium security update
History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: Google Chrome: Heap buffer overflow allows heap corruption via malicious extension
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


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Title Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome Base Enables Malicious Extension Exploitation

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

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Title Heap Buffer Overflow in Chrome Base Enables Malicious Extension Exploitation

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Description Heap buffer overflow in Base in Google Chrome prior to 151.0.7922.109 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-122
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-08T03:55:32.821Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T16:51:49.049Z

Link: CVE-2026-19156

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T13:25:57.281Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-08-06T22:16:57.893

Modified: 2026-08-08T05:17:08.210

Link: CVE-2026-19156

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-08-06T20:33:49Z

Links: CVE-2026-19156 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T14:30:18Z

Weaknesses