PT-2026-42237 · Google · Google Chrome

Published 2026-05-20 · Updated 2026-05-22 · CVE-2026-9117

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Google Chrome on Linux and ChromeOS versions prior to 148.0.7778.179

Description A type confusion issue exists in the GFX component. This allows a remote attacker who has already compromised the renderer process to potentially achieve a sandbox escape by using a specially crafted video file. Type confusion occurs when a program accesses a resource using a type that is different from the type it was originally allocated with.

Recommendations Update to version 148.0.7778.179 or later.

Fix

Type Confusion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-843

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-9117

ECHO-9183-BA03-ED56

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10841-1

Affected Products

Google Chrome

References · 26

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10841-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-9117 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9117 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-9117 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-9117 · Security Note
• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0841193308.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9111 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9120 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9122 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9112 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9124 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9126 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9118 · Note
• https://suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-9113 · Note
• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/497542537 · Note