CVE-2026-8000: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ChromeDriver in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in ChromeDriver within Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that could lead to arbitrary code execution by a remote attacker. The issue has been publicly disclosed and a stable channel update has been released by Google to address it. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution on affected systems running vulnerable versions of ChromeDriver on Windows. However, the Chromium security team classifies this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability. No active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the update on affected endpoints. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html.
CVE-2026-8000: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in ChromeDriver in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability arises from insufficient validation of untrusted input in ChromeDriver within Google Chrome on Windows platforms before version 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires a crafted HTML page that could lead to arbitrary code execution by a remote attacker. The issue has been publicly disclosed and a stable channel update has been released by Google to address it. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow remote code execution on affected systems running vulnerable versions of ChromeDriver on Windows. However, the Chromium security team classifies this vulnerability as low severity, indicating limited impact or exploitability. No active exploitation has been observed.
Mitigation Recommendations
A stable channel update for Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 or later includes a fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should update to this version or later to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires applying the update on affected endpoints. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:31.786Z
- 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: 69fb86eccbff5d861024f3d2
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:36 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:51:25 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 8:14:01 AM
Views: 7
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