CVE-2026-3540 json
Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory…
published 2026-03-04 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-9488
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Patch / fix
- google chrome 145.0.7632.159
- chromium Debian 12 145.0.7632.159-1~deb12u1
- chromium Debian 13 145.0.7632.159-1~deb13u1
- chromium Debian 14 145.0.7632.159-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3540
- chromium openSUSE Leap 16.0 145.0.7632.159-bp160.1.1
- chromium openSUSE Tumbleweed 145.0.7632.159-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:20332-1openSUSE-SU-2026:10296-1
- chromium Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23 144.0.7559.132-r4
- qt6-qtwebengine Alpine 3.23 6.10.1-r9
- qt6-qtwebengine Alpine 3.24 6.10.2-r6
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2026-3540
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Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-3540 updated cvss 8.8
chromium-browser: Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Google Chrome
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
- Technology feeds
References
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chromereleases.googleblog.com
/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
release-notes, vendor-advisory
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issues.chromium.org
/issues/484088917
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-3540
- NVD CVE-2026-3540
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.