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CVE-2026-9942: google chrome Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVSS: 5.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2026-9942CGA-gmh2-3x2j-3wp7CGA-xr5m-82rf-fw5w
Published 28-05-2026Last modified 29-05-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-9942 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability in google chrome. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.21%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10906-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20849-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22076-1RHSA-2026:69098RHSA-2026:74084SUSE-SU-2026:24225-1

Timeline

  1. 28-05-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Uninitialized Use in ANGLE in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass site isolation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

11%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.20% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
0.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian3 products
  • chromium< 148.0.7778.215-1~deb12u1 | < 148.0.7778.215-1~deb13u1 | < 148.0.7778.215-1
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.54.0-1~deb13u1
  • wpewebkitAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.54.0-1
Chainguard1 product
  • chromium< 149.0.7827.53-r0
Google1 product
  • chrome≥ 148.0.7778.216, < 148.0.7778.216 | < 148.0.7778.216 | < 148.0.7778.215
Wolfi1 product
  • chromium< 149.0.7827.53-r0

4 vendors · 6 products

References

3 links