CVE-2026-7932: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-7932) affects Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96 and arises from insufficient enforcement of download policies. Specifically, it allows a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and user interaction, resulting in limited confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interacting with a crafted HTML page can bypass navigation restrictions in Chrome's Downloads feature. This could lead to limited unauthorized information disclosure or modification. There is no indication of availability impact or remote exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution with local content and avoid interacting with untrusted HTML pages that could exploit this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-7932: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.4medium
Affected software
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Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-7932) affects Google Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96 and arises from insufficient enforcement of download policies. Specifically, it allows a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure). The CVSS vector indicates the attack requires local access with low complexity and user interaction, resulting in limited confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and the ability to trick a user into interacting with a crafted HTML page can bypass navigation restrictions in Chrome's Downloads feature. This could lead to limited unauthorized information disclosure or modification. There is no indication of availability impact or remote exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is confirmed, users should exercise caution with local content and avoid interacting with untrusted HTML pages that could exploit this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:13.124Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 69fb86d8cbff5d861024c8f3
Added to database: 05/06/2026, 18:22:16 UTC
Last enriched: 05/14/2026, 03:41:36 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 68
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