chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI
Published May 6, 2026
9.6
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Linux, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected products
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- Version 148.0.7778.96StatusaffectedConstraints<148.0.7778.96
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed May 6, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
May–Oct 2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00365) | 28.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 12.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 7, 2026 | 0.10% (0.00099) | 27.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7992 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467328 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html Vendor Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/499067529 Issue TrackingPermissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7992
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7992
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-7992 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467328 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/499067529 | Issue TrackingPermissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-7992 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7992 |
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