CVE-2026-7997

EUVD-2026-28097
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: Unknown
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
googlechrome
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< 148.0.7778.96
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
chromium
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
149.0.7827.155-1~deb12u1
fixed
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
149.0.7827.114-1
fixed
sid
149.0.7827.155-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable
trixie (security)
149.0.7827.155-1~deb13u1
fixed
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html
https://issues.chromium.org/issues/487960705