# CVE-2026-118348: Improper input validation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code in


- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2026-118348, ECHO-8ec7-ff9a-4a59, GHSA-r29v-m4jj-678c

## What is CVE-2026-118348?

CVE-2026-118348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Oct 2026. 

### Official description

Improper input validation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118348?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Chrome.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-118348?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-118348 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-118348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2022-4135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4135/): Google Chromium GPU Heap Buffer Overflow (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-16017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16017/): Google Chrome Use-After-Free (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-16010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-16010/): Google Chrome for Android UI Heap Buffer Overflow (critical 9.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-87491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-87491/): Google Chromium V8 Out of Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-85046](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85046/): Google Chromium V8 Type Confusion (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-118348 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-118348 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Oct 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-118348 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Chrome. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-118348/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-118348/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118348
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118348
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118348

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-118348/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.