CVE-2026-7972
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7972: Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data…
PriorityP419medium4.3CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCLINAN
EPSS
0.24%
14.9th percentile
Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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
nvdv3.14.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vendor_redhat4.3MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-w5hh-7xrp-wmv3: Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7972 [MEDIUM] CWE-457 GHSA-w5hh-7xrp-wmv3: Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148
Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 GPU uninitialized variable
vuldb·2026-05-06·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2026-7972 [MEDIUM] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 GPU uninitialized variable
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Google Chrome. Affected is an unknown function of the component GPU. Such manipulation leads to use of uninitialized variable.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-7972. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7972
vendor_chrome·2026-05-19·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2026-7972 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7972
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2026-7972
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7970
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05·CVSS 8.3
CVE-2026-7970 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7970
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-7970: Use after free in TopChrome. Reported by Google on 2026-03-29 [N/A][ 497529290 ] Medium CVE-2026-7971: Inappropriate implementation in ORB
Reported by Google on 2026-03-29 [N/A][ 497546281 ] Medium CVE-2026-7972: Uninitialized Use in GPU
Severity: medium
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2026-7972 [MEDIUM] CWE-908 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
An uninitialized use flaw was found in the GPU component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=497546281
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-7972 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
bugzilla·2026-05-06·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2026-7972 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7972 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
CVE-2026-7972 chromium-browser: Uninitialized Use in GPU
Uninitialized Use in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
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
2026-05-06
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