MEDIUM
chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DataTransfer
Published May 14, 2026
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.28%
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)
Affected products
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- Version 148.0.7778.168StatusaffectedConstraints<148.0.7778.168
- 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.
Weaknesses (2)
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8516 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477690 Issue Tracking
- https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html ProductVendor Advisory
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-30427 Advisory
- https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078 Permissions Required
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8516
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8516
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8516 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477690 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html | ProductVendor Advisory | |
| https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-30427 | Advisory | |
| https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078 | Permissions Required | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8516 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8516 |
Change history (0)
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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published May 14, 2026
Updated May 14, 2026
Reserved May 14, 2026
Link CVE-2026-8516
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated May 14, 2026
ENISA EUVD
EUVD-2026-30427 Assigner Chrome
Published May 14, 2026
Updated May 14, 2026
Exploited since n/a
Link EUVD-2026-30427