CVE-2026-7948: Race in Google Chrome
Race in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. A local attacker can exploit this race condition via a malicious file to escalate privileges on the affected system. The issue has been publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. No CVSS score is assigned, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows system, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the severity is rated medium by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update to affected endpoints. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
CVE-2026-7948: Race in Google Chrome
Description
Race in Chromoting in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a race condition in the Chromoting feature of Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. A local attacker can exploit this race condition via a malicious file to escalate privileges on the affected system. The issue has been publicly disclosed and fixed in Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. No CVSS score is assigned, and no active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected Windows system, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or access. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported, and the severity is rated medium by the Chromium security team.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix for this vulnerability is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the update to affected endpoints. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:17.592Z
- 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: 69fb86ddcbff5d861024d397
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:21 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 7:22:42 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:15:40 AM
Views: 4
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