Widespread Chrome browser impact with potential RCE; known to affect many organizations/users.
CVE-2026-8529
Heap buffer overflow in Chrome codecs allows RCE via crafted video file.
Is CVE-2026-8529 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-8529 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-8529?
CVE-2026-8529 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-8529?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-8529. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-8529 affect?
CVE-2026-8529 affects Google Chrome (<148.0.7778.168), Chromium-based browsers. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-8529?
Update Chrome to 148.0.7778.168 or newer
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution in Chrome sandbox via crafted video; attacker could run arbitrary code.
Patch when possible
- affected< 148.0.7778.168
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.