CVE-2026-6306Disclosure(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch apple chrome systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Chromium security severity: High)

1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-122

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • chrome
  • linux_kernel
  • macos
  • windows

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 6 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 3 signals
  • Technical details provided in 6 signals
  • Disclosure: 4 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 5 mentions (2026-04-16); latest day: 1
  • 6 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Products
chromelinux_kernelmacoswindows

1 version affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline6 mentions / 2d
01345Mentions · 2026-04-16: 5Mentions · 2026-04-17: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-16: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-04-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-04-16: 5Technical Details · 2026-04-17: 104-1604-17
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
466.7%
Patch
233.3%
Referenced assets5 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-04-165
Disclosure4Patch1
2026-04-171
Patch1
Full discourse6 posts
  • White Rabbitx 🏴‍☠️@TheRabbitPy
    Patch

    📄 CVE‑2026‑6306 – Google Chrome PDFium heap overflow (High): In Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101, a heap buffer overflow in PDFium’s PDF parsing lets remote attackers trigger out‑of‑bounds writes by luring a user into opening a malicious PDF, enabling code execution in the PDF renderer context. CVSS 8.8 (v3.0), published 2026‑04‑16; fixed in Chrome 147.0.7727.101, so update Chrome/Chromium‑based browsers immediately. https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-6306 #CVE20266306 #Chrome #PDFium #RCE #BrowserSecurity

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-6306 is a heap overflow in Chrome’s PDFium component that allows remote code execution via malicious PDFs. Google has released a patch in Chrome 147.0.7727.101, and users are advised to update immediately.

    1001014
    855 followersView on X
  • White Rabbitx 🏴‍☠️@TheRabbitPy
    Disclosure

    📄 CVE‑2026‑6306 – Google Chrome PDFium heap overflow (High): In Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101, a heap buffer overflow in PDFium’s PDF parsing lets remote attackers trigger out‑of‑bounds writes by luring a user into opening a malicious PDF, enabling code execution in the PDF renderer context. CVSS 8.8 (v3.0), published 2026‑04‑16; fixed in Chrome 147.0.7727.101, so update Chrome/Chromium‑based browsers immediately. https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-6306 #CVE20266306 #Chrome #PDFium #RCE #BrowserSecurity

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑6306 is a heap buffer overflow in Google Chrome’s PDFium component that enables remote code execution via malicious PDFs; the issue is fixed in Chrome 147.0.7727.101 and users are advised to update immediately.

    1001011
    855 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6306 Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Ch… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6306

    Post summary

    This entry announces a heap buffer overflow in PDFium (CVE‑2026‑6306) that permits remote code execution when a PDF is parsed, offering a concise disclosure of the vulnerability.

    00010128
    57.2K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-6306 Heap Buffer Overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome Prior to 147.0.7727.101 https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-6306

    Post summary

    The text announces a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in Chrome's PDFium component, providing basic technical details without any mention of exploitation, mitigation, or PoC.

    0001046
    4.0K followersView on X
  • WindowsForum@windowsforum
    Patch

    🚨 CVE-2026-6306: PDFium heap overflow… because nothing says “secure browsing” like letting a PDF take your browser hostage. Update Chrome/Edge ASAP—Windows can’t sandbox everything. #WindowsForum https://windowsforum.com/threads/cve-2026-6306-patch-pdfium-heap-overflow-in-chrome-147-and-edge-asap.413833/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #MicrosoftEdgePatching #PdfiumSecurity #Cve20266306

    Post summary

    The post highlights CVE‑2026‑6306, a PDFium heap overflow, urging users to update Chrome/Edge to mitigate the risk, but provides no PoC, exploit code, or evidence of active attacks.

    0000059
    1.1K followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-6306 Heap buffer overflow in PDFium in Google Chrome prior to 147.0.7727.101 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted PDF file. (Ch… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-6306 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-6306 Des… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The message announces CVE-2026-6306, a heap buffer overflow in Chrome’s PDFium component that permits remote code execution through crafted PDF files.

    0000029
    71 followersView on X
CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSapplemacos---
Appgooglechrome---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSmicrosoftwindows---

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