ChromeWeb browser · Google
CVE-2026-7924
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 · uneditedUninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory 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 confidenceThis is an uninitialized memory read vulnerability in Dawn, the WebGPU implementation in Google Chrome. A remote attacker can trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page to read potentially sensitive data from process memory. The issue affects Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96.
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
< 148.0.7778.96CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 versionOpen Chrome, click the three-dot menu, go to Help > About Google Chrome. The version number is displayed on that page.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 148.0.7778.96 (e.g., 147.x.x.x or earlier)
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Verify WebGPU is enabledOpen chrome://settings in the address bar, search for 'WebGPU' or navigate to Privacy and security > Site Settings > Additional content settings > Graphics API. Confirm WebGPU access is allowed or set to 'Allow'.Affected if WebGPU is enabled or set to default (the vulnerability requires WebGPU to be accessible to webpages)
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Check Chrome channel in enterprise environmentsOpen chrome://version and look for the 'Channel' field. Alternatively, check your organization's endpoint management system for the deployed Chrome version.Affected if Channel shows 'stable' but version is below 148.0.7778.96, or channel shows extended stable/beta with older version
You are affected if Chrome version is below 148.0.7778.96 AND WebGPU is enabled or accessible to websites.
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 · scoped148.0.7778.96
Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.96 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Organizations should deploy the browser update through their endpoint management systems.
Chrome 148.0.7778.96 or later
- Open Google Chrome and navigate to Help > About Google Chrome
- Chrome will automatically check for updates and display the current version
- If a newer version is available, click 'Update Google Chrome'
- Restart Chrome to complete the installation
- Verify the version by returning to Help > About Google Chrome and confirm it shows version 148.0.7778.96 or later
- Alternatively, download the latest Chrome directly from the official Google Chrome download page
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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- 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-2026-7924 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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