CVE-2023-2136: Google Chrome Skia Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 21 Apr 2023, 2 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

5.7%

EPSS score, percentile 93 of all scored records

How severe?

9.6 Critical

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

CISA deadline 12 May 2023. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• from 112.0.5615.137 to before 112.0.5615.137

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 12 May 2023.

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2023/04/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_18.html
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2136

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Google Chromium Skia contains an integer overflow vulnerability that allows a remote attacker, who has compromised the renderer process, to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. This vulnerability affects Google Chrome and ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and possibly other products.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2023-2136 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 21 Apr 2023.
• CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 12 May 2023.
• The CVE record was published on 19 Apr 2023, 2 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6 (Critical), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.7% (percentile 93), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 112.0.5615.137 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• chromereleases.googleblog.com
• crbug.com
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• debian.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• lists.fedoraproject.org
• security.gentoo.org

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