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Out-of-bounds Read in Google Chrome GPU on Mac

IdentifiersCVE-2026-9122CWE-125· Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2026-9122 is a medium-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the GPU component of Google Chrome affecting Mac systems prior to version 148.0.7778.179. According to the provided content, a remote attacker could trigger the flaw via a crafted HTML page, causing Chrome's GPU-related code to read memory outside the intended buffer bounds. This can result in unintended exposure of process memory contents. Publicly available details about the specific vulnerable function or code path are currently not available in the provided content.

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Successful exploitation allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory. Based on the provided description, the primary impact is information disclosure rather than direct code execution or privilege escalation.

Mitigation

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Apply the vendor update as soon as possible. Until patching is completed, reduce exposure by limiting use of untrusted or attacker-controlled web content, since exploitation is described as occurring via a crafted HTML page. No additional vendor-specific mitigations are provided in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Update Google Chrome on Mac to version 148.0.7778.179 or later. The provided content indicates that versions prior to 148.0.7778.179 are affected.
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