ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-14414
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedInsufficient validation of untrusted input in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.46 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceInsufficient validation of untrusted input in Skia (Google's 2D graphics library) in Google Chrome prior to version 150.0.7871.46 allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to read potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. This is an information disclosure vulnerability requiring prior code execution in the renderer.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
< 150.0.7871.46CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Chrome versionNavigate to chrome://settings/help in the Chrome browser, or run 'google-chrome --version' from command lineAffected if The displayed version is below 150.0.7871.46
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Verify Chrome channel and buildNavigate to chrome://settings/help to confirm the full version string including channel (stable, beta, dev, canary)Affected if Running a channel version lower than stable 150.0.7871.46 or an older build number
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Confirm renderer compromise contextReview security logs, endpoint detection alerts, or memory forensics for evidence of renderer process compromiseAffected if The renderer process has been compromised - this vulnerability requires prior code execution in the renderer to exploit the information disclosure
You are affected if your Chrome version is below 150.0.7871.46 AND an attacker has already compromised the renderer process, as the vulnerability requires prior code execution to read process memory.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped150.0.7871.46
Update Google Chrome to version 150.0.7871.46 or later to patch the Skia validation flaw. Organizations should ensure browser update deployment across their fleet.
Chrome 150.0.7871.46 or later
- Open Google Chrome
- Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' > 'About Google Chrome'
- Chrome will check for updates and automatically download version 150.0.7871.46 or later
- Click 'Restart' to apply the update
- Verify the version by returning to 'Help' > 'About Google Chrome' and confirming the version is 150.0.7871.46 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation1.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-14414 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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