Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-05-06
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6250-1 chromium security update
History

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Malicious File in Chrome DevTools on Android chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 07 May 2026 02:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Malicious File in Chrome DevTools on Android

Thu, 07 May 2026 00:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Insufficient DevTools Policy Enforcement in Chrome for Android
Weaknesses CWE-640

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google android
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:google:android:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Google android

Wed, 06 May 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 06 May 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-693
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 06 May 2026 21:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Local Privilege Escalation via Insufficient DevTools Policy Enforcement in Chrome for Android
Weaknesses CWE-640

Wed, 06 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Description Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-07T03:56:42.323Z

Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:07.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-7913

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-06T20:37:20.225Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:39.590

Modified: 2026-05-06T23:40:30.187

Link: CVE-2026-7913

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-7913 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-09T04:00:14Z

Weaknesses