CVE-2026-1861
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker...
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2026-1861- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-5160
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
EUVD-2026-5160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9jqj-4cr8-rr2f
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker...
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
GHSA-9jqj-4cr8-rr2f- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2026-1861- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2026-1861
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2026-1861- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
CVE-2026-1861- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-1861
Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-1861- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:10153-1 No score
chromedriver-144.0.7559.132-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-144.0.7559.132-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:10153-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:20183-1 No score
Security update for chromium
This update for chromium fixes the following issues:
Changes in chromium:
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Chromium 144.0.7559.132 (boo#1257650)
- CVE-2026-1861: Heap buffer overflow in libvpx in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
- CVE-2026-1862: Type Confusion in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 144.0.7559.132 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
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Chromium 144.0.7559.109 (boo#1257404)
- CVE-2026-1504: Inappropriate implementation in Background Fetch API
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Chromium 144.0.7559.96 (boo#1257011)
- CVE-2026-1220: Race in V8
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update INSTALL.sh to handle the addded tags in the desktop file (boo#1256938)
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Chromium 144.0.7559.59 (boo#1256614)
- CVE-2026-0899: Out of bounds memory access in V8
- CVE-2026-0900: Inappropriate implementation in V8
- CVE-2026-0901: Inappropriate implementation in Blink
- CVE-2026-0902: Inappropriate implementation in V8
- CVE-2026-0903: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads
- CVE-2026-0904: Incorrect security UI in Digital Credentials
- CVE-2026-0905: Insufficient policy enforcement in Network
- CVE-2026-0906: Incorrect security UI
- CVE-2026-0907: Incorrect security UI in Split View
- CVE-2026-0908: Use after free in ANGLE
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use noopenh264 where available
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:20183-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libvpxAlpine:v3.23 |
before 1.15.2-r1 | 1.15.2-r1 |
libvpxAlpine:v3.24 |
before 1.15.2-r1 | 1.15.2-r1 |
chromiumDebian:12 |
before 144.0.7559.109-2~deb12u1, plus listed versions 113.0.5672.126-1114.0.5735.106-1114.0.5735.106-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.106-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.133-1 Show 45 moreShow less114.0.5735.133-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.133-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.198-1114.0.5735.198-1~deb11u1114.0.5735.198-1~deb12u1114.0.5735.90-1114.0.5735.90-2114.0.5735.90-2~deb11u1114.0.5735.90-2~deb12u1115.0.5790.102-1115.0.5790.102-2115.0.5790.170-1115.0.5790.170-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.170-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-1115.0.5790.98-1~deb11u1115.0.5790.98-1~deb12u1115.0.5790.98-2116.0.5845.110-1116.0.5845.110-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.110-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.110-2116.0.5845.140-1116.0.5845.140-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.140-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.180-1116.0.5845.180-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.180-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-1116.0.5845.96-1~deb11u1116.0.5845.96-1~deb12u1116.0.5845.96-2117.0.5938.132-1117.0.5938.132-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.132-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.132-2117.0.5938.149-1117.0.5938.149-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.149-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.62-1117.0.5938.62-1~deb11u1117.0.5938.62-1~deb12u1117.0.5938.92-1118.0.5993.117-1118.0.5993.117-1~deb11u1 |
144.0.7559.109-2~deb12u1 |
chromiumDebian:13 |
before 144.0.7559.109-2~deb13u1, plus listed versions 138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2 Show 45 moreShow less139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1 |
144.0.7559.109-2~deb13u1 |
chromiumDebian:14 |
before 144.0.7559.109-2, plus listed versions 138.0.7204.183-1139.0.7258.127-1139.0.7258.127-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.127-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.127-2 Show 45 moreShow less139.0.7258.138-1139.0.7258.138-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.138-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.154-1139.0.7258.154-1~deb12u1139.0.7258.154-1~deb13u1139.0.7258.66-1139.0.7258.66-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1140.0.7339.127-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.127-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.185-1140.0.7339.185-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.185-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.207-1140.0.7339.207-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.207-1~deb13u1140.0.7339.80-1140.0.7339.80-1~deb12u1140.0.7339.80-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.107-1141.0.7390.107-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.107-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.122-1141.0.7390.122-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.122-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.54-1141.0.7390.54-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.54-1~deb13u1141.0.7390.65-1141.0.7390.65-1~deb12u1141.0.7390.65-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.134-1142.0.7444.134-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.134-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.162-1142.0.7444.162-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.162-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.175-1142.0.7444.175-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.175-1~deb13u1142.0.7444.59-1142.0.7444.59-1~deb12u1142.0.7444.59-1~deb13u1143.0.7499.109-1 |
144.0.7559.109-2 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 144.0.7559.132-1.1 | 144.0.7559.132-1.1 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Leap 16.0 |
before 144.0.7559.132-bp160.1.1 | 144.0.7559.132-bp160.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-1861 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Google Chrome, published February 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in libvpx 1.15.2-r1.
References
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/02/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
issues.chromium.org/issues/478942410
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1861
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jqj-4cr8-rr2f
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-1861
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-1861
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-1861
bugzilla.suse.com/1256614
Left out here: 298 versions. The JSON record has them.