Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Published: 2026-05-14
Score: 8.8 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-6273-1 chromium security update
History

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 15 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Insufficient Validation in Chrome Downloads Allows Arbitrary Code Execution

Thu, 14 May 2026 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 14 May 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Insufficient Validation in Chrome Downloads Allows Arbitrary Code Execution
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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Description Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Weaknesses CWE-20
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T03:57:32.649Z

Reserved: 2026-05-14T05:40:14.638Z

Link: CVE-2026-8527

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-14T21:44:38.268Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-14T20:17:13.507

Modified: 2026-05-14T22:16:46.997

Link: CVE-2026-8527

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-14T19:52:17Z

Links: CVE-2026-8527 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T13:30:45Z

Weaknesses