CVE-2026-8568
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-8568, affects Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.168. It is categorized under CWE-693, which involves protection mechanism failures. The CVSS vector suggests the attack requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, with limited confidentiality impact and no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to a confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. The attack requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, which reduces the likelihood of exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild, indicating limited immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Until official guidance or patches are available, users should exercise caution with untrusted content requiring interaction.
CVE-2026-8568
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.1low
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2026-8568, affects Google Chrome version 148.0.7778.168. It is categorized under CWE-693, which involves protection mechanism failures. The CVSS vector suggests the attack requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, with limited confidentiality impact and no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The vendor advisory is available but does not explicitly confirm patch availability or remediation status in the provided data.
Potential Impact
The impact is limited to a confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability impact. The attack requires user interaction and has a high attack complexity, which reduces the likelihood of exploitation. No known exploits are reported in the wild, indicating limited immediate risk.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory at https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html for current remediation guidance. Until official guidance or patches are available, users should exercise caution with untrusted content requiring interaction.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Chrome
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-14T05:40:24.102Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- 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: 6a062b66ec166c07b00dee35
Added to database: 05/14/2026, 20:07:02 UTC
Last enriched: 06/17/2026, 07:43:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 12:27:13 UTC
Views: 66
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