CVE-2026-16422: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
A high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Linux prior to version 150.0.7871.182 allows an attacker in a privileged network position to perform domain spoofing by exploiting insufficient validation of untrusted certificate input. This vulnerability could enable an attacker to impersonate domains via malicious network traffic. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.182.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-16422 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Linux where insufficient validation of untrusted input related to certificates allows an attacker positioned within the network to conduct domain spoofing attacks. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue in version 150.0.7871.182.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to intercept or manipulate network traffic can exploit this vulnerability to spoof domains by leveraging insufficient validation of certificate input. This can lead to integrity violations such as impersonation or man-in-the-middle attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Linux to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html
CVE-2026-16422: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
A high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Linux prior to version 150.0.7871.182 allows an attacker in a privileged network position to perform domain spoofing by exploiting insufficient validation of untrusted certificate input. This vulnerability could enable an attacker to impersonate domains via malicious network traffic. The issue is addressed in Chrome version 150.0.7871.182.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-16422 is a vulnerability in Google Chrome on Linux where insufficient validation of untrusted input related to certificates allows an attacker positioned within the network to conduct domain spoofing attacks. The vulnerability affects versions of Chrome prior to 150.0.7871.182. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating high severity, with an attack vector of network, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. The vendor advisory indicates a stable channel update addressing this issue in version 150.0.7871.182.
Potential Impact
An attacker with the ability to intercept or manipulate network traffic can exploit this vulnerability to spoof domains by leveraging insufficient validation of certificate input. This can lead to integrity violations such as impersonation or man-in-the-middle attacks. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.182. Users and administrators should update affected Chrome installations on Linux to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. Refer to the official Google Chrome stable channel update advisory for details: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-20T22:23:06.954Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/07/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_0256605430.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a5ff13d9c2644c7f8dba057
Added to database: 07/21/2026, 22:22:53 UTC
Last enriched: 07/30/2026, 04:07:27 UTC
Last updated: 09/02/2026, 22:52:09 UTC
Views: 98
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