Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-7346

Memory Safety in Google Chrome ≤ 147.0.7727.138

Published
28 April 2026
Modified
24 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.1
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0025 17th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7346 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 17th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-16 (Memory Protection) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-7346 stems from an inappropriate implementation in the Tint component of Google Chrome prior to version 147.0.7727.138. This flaw enables a remote attacker to trigger out-of-bounds memory access through a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer) and carries a Chromium security severity rating of High, with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

A remote attacker without privileges can exploit this issue by luring a user to interact with a malicious website hosting the crafted HTML page, requiring low attack complexity but user participation such as visiting or rendering the page. Exploitation grants high confidentiality and integrity impacts, potentially allowing unauthorized memory reads or writes, while availability remains unaffected.

Mitigation is provided via the Google Chrome stable channel update to version 147.0.7727.138 or later, as detailed in the Chrome Releases blog at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_28.html and the Chromium issue tracker at https://issues.chromium.org/issues/502206907. Security practitioners should prioritize browser updates to affected systems.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Inappropriate implementation in Tint in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.138 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Access
Adversaries may gain access to a system through a user visiting a website over the normal course of browsing.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
Why these techniques?

The CVE describes a remote memory corruption vulnerability in Chrome triggered by a crafted HTML page on a malicious website, directly enabling drive-by compromise (T1189) and exploitation for client execution (T1203) via user interaction with no privileges required.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1189 Drive-by Compromise Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
crafted HTML page on malicious site directly enables drive-by browser exploitation
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Executionconfidence: HIGH
out-of-bounds memory access in Chrome enables client-side code execution via crafted page
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 147.0.7727.138

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
  • SI-16 Memory Protection
  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)
  • SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and patching of system flaws, directly addressing the need to update Google Chrome to version 147.0.7727.138 or later to remediate the out-of-bounds memory access vulnerability.

prevent

Implements memory protection mechanisms like bounds checking and isolation that directly prevent unauthorized out-of-bounds memory access exploited by the crafted HTML page.

preventdetect

Deploys malicious code protection mechanisms to scan and block execution of crafted HTML pages attempting to exploit the Tint component vulnerability.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (bounds checking, safe APIs, reviews) directly prevent this class of flaw.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.

ID.RA-08 partial match
prevents

Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development catches out-of-bounds accesses before release, covering most instances of the weakness.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that directly prevent buffer-boundary violations.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify memory-safety rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safe design patterns that mitigate buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer operations, directly eliminating CWE-119.

References