CVE-2026-7990 PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome
Reserved: 05.05.2026 Published: 06.05.2026 Updated: 07.05.2026

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)

Product Status

Vendor Google
Product Chrome
Versions
  • affected from 148.0.7778.96 to 148.0.7778.96 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • Insufficient validation of untrusted input