CVE-2026-8535 Information disclosure in Chrome

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

A remote attacker with compromised renderer access can read sensitive process memory via a crafted JPEG file in Google Chrome.

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-2026-8535?

CVE-2026-8535 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 14 May 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 in Media in Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted JPEG file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8535?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-8535?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-8535 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8535 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8535, ECHO-0902-0455-d18b, GHSA-cx47-c55q-jxc3, MINI-c2g2-33q8-vqpm.

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