CVE-2026-4459 Memory corruption in Chrome
A remote attacker can exploit heap corruption in Chrome's WebAudio component via a crafted HTML page to potentially execute arbitrary code.
- 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-2026-4459?
CVE-2026-4459 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 20 Mar 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
Out of bounds read and write in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4459?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-4459?
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-2026-4459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-4459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4459, GHSA-rh22-fcwv-gfhj, MINI-mpj6-gcwf-p852.