CVE-2026-8006: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves insufficient enforcement of policies within Chrome's DevTools, which can be exploited by a malicious Chrome extension to spoof the user interface. The issue affects Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires user interaction to install a crafted extension. The Chromium security severity is classified as low, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully convinces a user to install a malicious extension can perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading the user about the browser's state or actions. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to UI spoofing and does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor manages remediation through stable channel updates as detailed in the official advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html.
CVE-2026-8006: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves insufficient enforcement of policies within Chrome's DevTools, which can be exploited by a malicious Chrome extension to spoof the user interface. The issue affects Chrome versions before 148.0.7778.96. Exploitation requires user interaction to install a crafted extension. The Chromium security severity is classified as low, indicating limited impact or exploitability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who successfully convinces a user to install a malicious extension can perform UI spoofing, potentially misleading the user about the browser's state or actions. There are no reports of active exploitation in the wild. The impact is limited to UI spoofing and does not indicate direct code execution or data compromise.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.96 and later. Users and administrators should update to this version or newer to remediate the vulnerability. The vendor manages remediation through stable channel updates as detailed in the official advisory: https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-05T22:59:33.341Z
- 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: 69fb86eecbff5d861024fdc7
Added to database: 5/6/2026, 6:22:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/6/2026, 6:38:36 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 7:51:39 AM
Views: 6
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