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CVE-2026-7997

CVE-2026-7997 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.5 HIGH

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)

EPSS 0.01% · 1.2th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
8.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS Score
0.01%
1.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
googlechrome0
GoogleChrome148.0.7778.96

Timeline

  • May 6, 2026 CVE Published
  • May 6, 2026 CVE Updated
  • May 7, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 7, 2026 Security Advisory
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 19, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 21, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 22, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 23, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 24, 2026 EPSS Score
  • May 25, 2026 EPSS Score
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