vulnerability
Google Chrome Vulnerability: CVE-2026-9972 Uninitialized Use in Gamepad
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 31, 2026 | May 31, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 31, 2026
Added
May 31, 2026
Modified
Jun 2, 2026
Description
Uninitialized Use in Gamepad in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Solution
google-chrome-upgrade-latest
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