CVE-2026-7997

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)
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

06 May 2026, 23:18

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Apple
Apple macos
Google
Google chrome
References () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - () https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/487960705 - () https://issues.chromium.org/issues/487960705 - Issue Tracking, Permissions Required

06 May 2026, 22:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

06 May 2026, 19:19

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 19:16

Updated : 2026-05-06 23:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-7997

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7997

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7997


JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

  • chrome

apple

  • macos
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation