---
id: CVE-2026-13018
title: >-
  Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to
  147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds
  memory access via a crafted video file
summary: >-
  Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to
  147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds
  memory access via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: Google
product: Chrome
affected:
  - Chrome >= 147.0.7727.55 < 147.0.7727.55
published: '2026-09-28'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T21:10:50.050'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-13018'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
  - url: 'https://issues.chromium.org/issues/487950074'
    label: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-28T19:23:58.207131Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T19:19:07.733Z'
---

## Overview

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Codecs in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.55 allowed a remote attacker to potentially perform out of bounds memory access via a crafted video file. (Chromium security severity: Low)

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.