CVE-2026-8566: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
CVE-2026-8566 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 148.0.7778.168. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Payments component, allowing a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to limited integrity issues. There are no known exploits in the wild. No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the vendor advisory link, so patch status is not confirmed.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8566) affects Google Chrome on Android before version 148.0.7778.168. It arises from insufficient enforcement of access control policies in the Payments feature, which could allow a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access controls by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability, but limited impact on integrity. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation steps.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, as the vulnerability allows bypassing discretionary access control in the Payments component. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk. However, successful exploitation could allow unauthorized actions within the Payments feature of Chrome on affected Android versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor the official Google Chrome release notes and update to version 148.0.7778.168 or later once confirmed. Until then, exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content involving payments on affected Chrome versions.
CVE-2026-8566: Insufficient policy enforcement in Google Chrome
Description
CVE-2026-8566 is a medium severity vulnerability in Google Chrome on Android versions prior to 148.0.7778.168. It involves insufficient policy enforcement in the Payments component, allowing a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or availability but can lead to limited integrity issues. There are no known exploits in the wild. No explicit patch or remediation details are provided in the vendor advisory link, so patch status is not confirmed.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.3medium
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-8566) affects Google Chrome on Android before version 148.0.7778.168. It arises from insufficient enforcement of access control policies in the Payments feature, which could allow a remote attacker to bypass discretionary access controls by delivering a specially crafted HTML page. The issue is categorized under CWE-284 (Improper Access Control). The CVSS v3.1 base score is 4.3, indicating medium severity, with no impact on confidentiality or availability, but limited impact on integrity. The vendor advisory linked does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation steps.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to integrity, as the vulnerability allows bypassing discretionary access control in the Payments component. There is no impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, reducing immediate risk. However, successful exploitation could allow unauthorized actions within the Payments feature of Chrome on affected Android versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Users and administrators should monitor the official Google Chrome release notes and update to version 148.0.7778.168 or later once confirmed. Until then, exercise caution when interacting with untrusted web content involving payments on affected Chrome versions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T05:40:23.598Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html","vendor":"Google"}]
Threat ID: 6a062b66ec166c07b00dee2d
Added to database: 05/14/2026, 20:07:02 UTC
Last enriched: 05/22/2026, 15:36:43 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:23:00 UTC
Views: 66
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