CVE-2026-5282 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the WebCodecs component of Google Chrome. It affects Chrome versions prior to 146.0.7680.178. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw by causing a target to load a crafted HTML page, leading the browser to read memory outside the intended bounds. The issue is classified as CWE-125. Available information identifies the vulnerable area as WebCodecs, but does not provide function-level or root-cause implementation details.
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An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Chrome WebCodecs.
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in WebCodecs in Google Chrome that could allow a remote attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
A high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Chrome WebCodecs.
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