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Integer overflow in Dawn in Google Chrome

IdentifiersCVE-2026-4453CWE-190· Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CVE-2026-4453 is a high-severity integer overflow vulnerability in Dawn in Google Chrome on macOS prior to version 146.0.7680.153. According to the provided content, a remote attacker could trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability is described as enabling leakage of cross-origin data, indicating that arithmetic handling in the affected Dawn component can overflow under attacker-controlled conditions and lead to improper bounds or state handling during processing of web content.

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data from the victim's browser session. This is an information disclosure issue that can undermine browser origin isolation and expose sensitive data accessible in other origins, depending on victim browsing context and reachable data.

Mitigation

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Until the patch can be applied, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted websites and potentially malicious HTML content in Chrome on affected macOS systems. Standard browser hardening measures such as restricting access to sensitive web applications in the same browser context may reduce risk, but the provided content does not specify any vendor-recommended workaround other than updating.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update Google Chrome on macOS to version 146.0.7680.153 or later. The provided content identifies versions prior to 146.0.7680.153 as vulnerable.
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