CVE-2026-6361 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Google Chrome

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow6 documents6 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Google Chrome
Timeline
PublishedApr 15
Latest updateApr 16

Description

Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 2.7

Affected Packages1 packages

▶CVEListV5google/chrome147.0.7727.101 — 147.0.7727.101

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.55 on Windows PDFium heap-based overflow (ID 500036)↗2026-04-16
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CVEList
CVE-2026-6361: Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 147↗2026-04-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-6361↗2026-04-15
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Heap buffer overflow in PDFium↗2026-04-15
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-6361 PDFium: Google Chrome: Chromium: PDFium in Google Chrome: Arbitrary code execution via crafted PDF file↗2026-04-15
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