CVE-2026-8516

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-8516
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerChrome
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-14 20:17:12 UTC
Updated2026-05-18 19:17:58 UTC
DescriptionInsufficient 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)

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.3 MEDIUM from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.000430000 probability, percentile 0.133260000 (date 2026-05-26)

Problem Types: CWE-20 | CWE-20 Insufficient validation of untrusted input

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Application Google Chrome All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Google Chrome affected 148.0.7778.168 148.0.7778.168 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html [email protected] chromereleases.googleblog.com Product, Vendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078 [email protected] issues.chromium.org Permissions Required
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