CVE-2026-7924
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7924: Uninitialized 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…
PriorityP431medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.24%
14.9th percentile
Uninitialized 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)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome | >= 148.0.7778.96 < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Dawn uninitialized variable (Nessus ID 315031 / WID-SEC-2026-1394)
vuldb·2026-05-17·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-7924 [MEDIUM] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Dawn uninitialized variable (Nessus ID 315031 / WID-SEC-2026-1394)
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Chrome. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Dawn. The manipulation results in use of uninitialized variable.
This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-7924. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.
You should upgrade the affected component.
GHSA
GHSA-4456-27v6-7pqr: Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7924 [MEDIUM] CWE-457 GHSA-4456-27v6-7pqr: Uninitialized Use in Dawn in Google Chrome prior to 148
Uninitialized 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)
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7924
vendor_chrome·2026-05-19·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-7924 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7924
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2026-7924
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-7924 [MEDIUM] CWE-824 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
An uninitialized use flaw was found in the Dawn component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=500087204
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7923
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7923 [HIGH] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7923
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-7923: Out of bounds write in Skia. Reported by Google on 2026-04-06 [N/A][ 500087204 ] High CVE-2026-7924: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
Reported by Google on 2026-04-06 [N/A][ 501833981 ] High CVE-2026-7925: Use after free in Chromoting
Severity: high
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Rapid7
Patch Tuesday - May 2026
blogs_rapid7·2026-05-13·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2026-41089 [CRITICAL] Patch Tuesday - May 2026
Microsoft is publishing 137 vulnerabilities on May 2026 Patch Tuesday . Microsoft is not aware of exploitation in the wild or public disclosure for any of these vulnerabilities. So far this month, Microsoft has provided patches to address 133 browser vulnerabilities, which are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above.
## Windows Netlogon: critical RCE
Anyone responsible for securing a domain controller should prioritize remediation of CVE-2026-41089 , which is a critical stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Netlogon with a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8. Exploitation leads to execution in the context of the Netlogon service, so that’s SYSTEM privileges on the domain controller. For most pentesters, that’s the point at which the customer report more or less writes itself. No privileges
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-7924 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
bugzilla·2026-05-06·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-7924 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7924 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
CVE-2026-7924 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in Dawn
Uninitialized 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)
2026-05-06
Published