CVE-2026-10960 Memory corruption in Chrome

High 8.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can escape the sandbox via a crafted HTML page due to uninitialized memory use in codecs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-10960?

CVE-2026-10960 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Uninitialized Use in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-457

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10960?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-10960?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2026-10960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10960, ECHO-5686-abe7-6b34, GHSA-v23v-2p63-r7jw, MINI-qxrc-mxhf-gvr6.

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