---
id: "CVE-2026-118348"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118348"]
title: "Google Chrome: Skia input validation flaw lets crafted page run code"
severity: "critical"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["browsers", "chrome", "chromium", "desktop", "other"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-version"]
published_at: "2026-10-27T23:17:03+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-27T23:31:35+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118348", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00"}]
---

# Google Chrome: Skia input validation flaw lets crafted page run code

Improper input validation in Skia, Chrome's graphics library, lets a remote attacker execute arbitrary code inside the browser sandbox via a crafted HTML page. The sources rate it Critical in Chromium's own scale.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Chrome version in the browser's About page or with `google-chrome --version`
- Confirm whether any Chromium-based build in use is older than `156.0.8078.73`

## Fix

- Update Google Chrome to `156.0.8078.73` or later
- Update other Chromium-based browsers and embedded Chromium builds once their vendors ship the fix

## Timeline

- 2026-10-27T23:29:44+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118348

## From the sources

Improper input validation in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 156.0.8078.73 allowed a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code inside the sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

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