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CVE-2026-10979 Google CVE debrief

CVE-2026-10979 is an out of bounds read vulnerability in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 149.0.7827.53. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 and a severity of MEDIUM.

Vendor
Google
Product
Chrome
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-06-05
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-06-05

Who should care

Users of Google Chrome prior to version 149.0.7827.53 should update to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by an out of bounds read in ANGLE, a graphics library used by Google Chrome. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory.

Defensive priority

High

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Google Chrome to version 149.0.7827.53 or later.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by an anonymous researcher and is tracked by Chromium as issue 513468021.

Official resources

CVE-2026-10979 was published on 2026-06-04T23:17:01.167Z and modified on 2026-06-05T20:36:34.310Z.