VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-7990
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.11%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.11% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- google/chrome
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/498892267Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.