ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-4462
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 · uneditedOut of bounds read in Blink in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read 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 confidenceAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Blink rendering engine of Google Chrome prior to version 146.0.7680.153. A remote attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into visiting a crafted HTML page, allowing the attacker to read sensitive memory contents beyond the intended buffer boundaries.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
< 146.0.7680.153CVSS 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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Check installed Chrome versionNavigate to chrome://settings/help in the Chrome browser or run 'google-chrome --version' in a terminalAffected if The displayed version is earlier than 146.0.7680.153
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Verify Chrome version via command lineOpen a command prompt or terminal and run: google-chrome --version (Linux/macOS) or chrome --version (Windows)Affected if The reported version number is less than 146.0.7680.153
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Confirm browser is Chrome (not Chromium)Navigate to chrome://version and verify the 'Profile Path' and 'Browser' fields show Google Chrome rather than a Chromium-based alternativeAffected if The installed browser is Google Chrome and the version is below 146.0.7680.153
If the installed Google Chrome version is lower than 146.0.7680.153, the environment is vulnerable to the out-of-bounds read flaw in the Blink rendering engine.
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 · scoped146.0.7680.153
Update Google Chrome to version 146.0.7680.153 or later. For enterprise environments, deploy the update via centralized patch management and verify completion across all managed endpoints.
Chrome 146.0.7680.153 or later
- Open Google Chrome browser
- Click on the three-dot menu icon in the top-right corner
- Select 'Help' from the dropdown menu
- Click on 'About Google Chrome'
- Chrome will check for updates and automatically download the latest version if available
- Click 'Restart' to apply the update after the download completes
- Verify the version by repeating steps 1-4 and confirming the version number is 146.0.7680.153 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 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-2026-4462 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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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