CVE-2026-112996
Description
A flaw was found in chromium-browser. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code inside the browser's restricted execution environment (sandbox) by convincing a user to open a specially crafted HTML page. This issue is caused by a memory corruption vulnerability in the Loader component.
Statement
Important: This vulnerability is rated as Important rather than Moderate because successful exploitation permits arbitrary execution inside the application's isolated sandbox, exposing session data and process memory to remote attackers. While user interaction is necessary to entice a target to load malicious web content, no authentication or special privileges are required. Chromium is not shipped or supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux core repositories, limiting exposure primarily to community builds such as Fedora and EPEL.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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