Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-9974

HighUpdated

Published: 28 May 2026

Published
28 May 2026
Modified
17 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0021 10.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-9974 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 10.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Out of bounds write in GPU in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
Why these techniques?

OOB write in Chrome GPU component directly enables sandbox escape (privilege escalation) from an already-compromised renderer process.

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

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.216 · ≤ 148.0.7778.215

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

References