CVE-2026-3540 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Google Chrome prior to version 145.0.7632.159, stemming from an inappropriate implementation in WebAudio that allows remote attackers to perform out-of-bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability impacts various operating systems including Apple, Google, Linux, and Microsoft. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (UI:R) to trigger. Successful exploitation could lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) and no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion (7 mentions, top 98%) and media coverage (5 articles, top 99%).
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 145.0.7632.159, < 145.0.7632.159CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 145.0.7632.159CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 145.0.7632.160CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.