CVE-2026-3061
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to read memory outside the intended buffer in Chrome's media component by tricking a user into visiting a malicious HTML page. All users running vulnerable versions of Google Chrome are affected. The attacker could potentially access sensitive information from browser memory.
💻 Affected Systems
- Google Chrome
- Chromium-based browsers
📦 What is this software?
Chrome by Google
Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
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Google Chrome is the world's most popular web browser, used by over 3 billion users globally across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS platforms. As a Chromium-based browser developed by Google, Chrome dominates the browser market with approximately 65% market share, making it a critical compon...
Learn more about Chrome →⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could read sensitive data from browser memory, potentially extracting authentication tokens, passwords, or other confidential information, leading to account compromise or data exfiltration.
Likely Case
Information disclosure where attackers can read arbitrary memory contents, potentially enabling further exploitation or gathering of sensitive data from the browser process.
If Mitigated
With proper controls like updated browsers and security policies, impact is limited to denial of service or minimal information leakage.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction (visiting malicious page). No public exploit code is known at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 145.0.7632.116 and later
Vendor Advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_23.html
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Open Chrome. 2. Click the three-dot menu. 3. Go to Help > About Google Chrome. 4. Chrome will automatically check for and install updates. 5. Click Relaunch to restart Chrome with the update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable JavaScript
allPrevents execution of malicious JavaScript that could trigger the vulnerability
Use Browser Sandboxing
allRun Chrome in a sandboxed environment to limit potential damage
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement network filtering to block malicious websites
- Use application whitelisting to restrict browser usage to trusted sites only
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check Chrome version in Settings > About Chrome. If version is below 145.0.7632.116, the system is vulnerable.Check Version:
chrome://version/ or 'google-chrome --version' on Linux/macOS command lineVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Chrome version is 145.0.7632.116 or higher in Settings > About Chrome.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Chrome crash reports with media-related stack traces
- Unexpected memory access violations in system logs
Network Indicators:
- Requests to known malicious domains hosting exploit pages
- Unusual outbound data transfers from browser processes
SIEM Query:
source="chrome_logs" AND (event_type="crash" OR event_type="exception") AND component="media"