ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-2314
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 · uneditedHeap buffer overflow in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.45 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
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 confidenceHeap buffer overflow vulnerability in Chrome's Codecs component allows a remote attacker to exploit heap corruption via a maliciously crafted HTML page. The vulnerability exists in the media codec processing code and can lead to arbitrary code execution.
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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
< 145.0.7632.45CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Determine installed Chrome versionOpen Chrome and navigate to chrome://version, or click the three-dot menu > Help > About Google Chrome. The version number is displayed at the top.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 145.0.7632.45
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Confirm Chrome channel and buildIn chrome://version, check the 'Browser' line and 'OS' line to confirm you are running standard Google Chrome (not Chromium or other variants).Affected if You are running a Google Chrome version less than 145.0.7632.45 on any channel (stable, beta, dev, or canary)
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Verify Codecs component usageThe vulnerability exists in Chrome's Codecs component used for media encoding/decoding. This component is built into Chrome and activates when loading HTML pages with embedded audio or video content.Affected if You use Chrome to browse web pages, as the Codecs component processes media content automatically when encountered on web pages
You are affected if your installed Google Chrome version is lower than 145.0.7632.45 and you browse web pages containing media content that triggers the Codecs component.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
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dbcve · scoped145.0.7632.45
Update Google Chrome to version 145.0.7632.45 or later to patch the vulnerability. Users should avoid visiting untrusted HTML pages until the browser is updated.
Chrome 145.0.7632.45 or later
- Open Google Chrome browser
- Navigate to Settings > About Chrome (or enter chrome://settings/help in the address bar)
- Chrome will automatically check for updates; if update is available, click 'Update Chrome'
- Restart the browser to apply the update
- Alternatively, download the latest Chrome version from the official Google Chrome website (chrome.com) and reinstall
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation1.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-2314 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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