CRITICAL
chromium-browser: Integer overflow in Dawn
Published May 6, 2026
9.6
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Integer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
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- Version 148.0.7778.96StatusaffectedConstraints<148.0.7778.96
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Weaknesses (2)
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7973 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467402 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497565944 Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7973
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7973
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7973 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467402 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497565944 | Issue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7973 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7973 |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published May 6, 2026
Updated May 7, 2026
Reserved May 5, 2026
Link CVE-2026-7973
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 6, 2026