CVE-2026-8516

MEDIUM EPSS 12.3%

Published May 14, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago

5.3 CVSS 3.1

Medium

Published May 14, 2026 1mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DataTransfer in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)

CVSS Details

Base Score

5.3

Exploitability

1.6

Impact

3.6

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

User Interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

12.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation Validation

Affected Products 4

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
google	chrome	*	<148.0.7778.168
apple	macos	*	any
linux	linux_kernel	*	any
microsoft	windows	*	any

References 2

chromereleases.googleblog.com https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html

ProductVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078

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Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.