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Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome AdFilter

IdentifiersCVE-2026-7995CWE-125· Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2026-7995 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the AdFilter component of Google Chrome affecting versions prior to 148.0.7778.96. According to the provided vendor/NVD summary, a remote attacker can trigger the flaw by causing a target to process a crafted HTML page. Successful exploitation may result in arbitrary code execution within the Chrome sandbox. The issue is classified by Chromium as Medium severity and is reported to affect Chrome on Windows, Linux, and macOS.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution inside the Chrome sandbox in the context of the affected renderer/process handling the crafted content. Based on the provided CVSS vector and description, the vulnerability can also have high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within that sandboxed context, but the provided information does not indicate a sandbox escape or direct host-level code execution.

Mitigation

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Apply the vendor update as soon as possible. Until patching is completed, reduce exposure by limiting access to untrusted web content and potentially malicious HTML pages, as exploitation requires delivery of crafted web content to the browser. The provided information does not include any vendor-specified workaround beyond updating.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later on affected platforms (Windows, Linux, and macOS). The provided content indicates that versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 are vulnerable.
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