CVE-2026-3540

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-03-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

Inappropriate implementation in WebAudio in Google Chrome prior to 145.0.7632.159 allowed a remote attacker to perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Affected products

Google Chrome: before 145.0.7632.159; before 145.0.7632.160 — fixed in 145.0.7632.159, 145.0.7632.160

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Google Chrome 145.0.7632.159, 145.0.7632.160. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/03/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/484088917

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