CVE-2026-12444 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read sensitive process memory in Google Chrome on Windows by exploiting an out-of-bounds read via a malicious file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-12444?

CVE-2026-12444 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 17 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Out of bounds read in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 149.0.7827.155 allowed a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12444?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-12444?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-12444 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12444 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12444, ECHO-1696-e1fa-e369, GHSA-233p-6m42-wj2r, MINI-hh8j-9jqv-9hgf.

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