CVE-2026-5292

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-04-01. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Out of bounds read in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

CVSS v3
8.8
Vendor severity
MEDIUMper Google (Chromium)Vendor's own band, not a CVSS rating — advisory text: (Chromium security severity: Medium)
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 1, 2026

Last Modified

April 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 7, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Chromium

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/492213293
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

Chrome Releases: Stable Channel Update for Desktop

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_31.html

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5292(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium100.0.4896.127-1 ... 99.0.4844.84-1~deb11u1 (500 versions)——
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium113.0.5672.126-1 ... 146.0.7680.80-1~deb13u1 (333 versions)146.0.7680.177-1~deb12u1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 146.0.7680.80-1~deb13u1 (99 versions)146.0.7680.177-1~deb13u1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
chromium138.0.7204.183-1 ... 146.0.7680.80-1~deb13u1 (100 versions)146.0.7680.177-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 192 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 03:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
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  25. 2026-08-16 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-16 09:32 UTCVendor advisory
  2. 2026-08-16 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-14 19:03 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-14 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-14 05:57 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-14 05:57 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-14 05:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-13 10:07 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-08-13 10:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-12 20:14 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-12 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-11 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-11 20:34 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-11 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-11 03:34 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 03:34 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-11 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-10 05:43 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-10 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-09 17:37 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-09 17:37 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-08-09 17:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-09 05:31 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-09 05:31 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-09 05:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-08 03:44 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-08 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-07 15:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-06 18:09 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-06 18:09 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-06 18:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-06 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-06 00:31 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-06 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-03 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-03 22:51 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-08-03 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-03 02:58 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-03 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-02 14:51 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-02 14:51 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-08-02 14:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5292?
CVE-2026-5292 is a high vulnerability published on April 1, 2026. Out of bounds read in WebCodecs in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.178 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
When was CVE-2026-5292 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5292 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5292 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5292 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 76.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5292?
CVE-2026-5292 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5292?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5292, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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