CVE-2026-10998 Memory corruption in Chrome

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

An attacker on the local network can perform an out-of-bounds memory read in Chrome via malicious traffic, potentially exposing sensitive data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-10998?

CVE-2026-10998 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 4 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bounds read in Media in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to perform an out of bounds memory read via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-10998?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-10998?

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-2026-10998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-10998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-10998, ECHO-fd67-8ad6-639b, GHSA-c56g-7jpj-c99g, MINI-8q6g-pp26-8pqw.

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