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Google Chrome's WebAudio can leak sensitive data from your computer

CVE-2026-5864
Summary

An older version of Google Chrome's WebAudio feature can be exploited by a malicious website to access sensitive information on your computer. This is a serious issue that affects versions of Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55. To stay safe, make sure your Chrome browser is up-to-date.

Original title
Heap buffer overflow in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium...
Original description
Heap buffer overflow in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Vulnerability type
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published: 8 Apr 2026 · Updated: 10 Apr 2026 · First seen: 8 Apr 2026