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CVE-2026-7961VulnerabilityPublished

Permissions · Insufficient Validation of Untrusted Input

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-7961· Medium 4.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium : upgrade to 148.0.7778.96 when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 148.0.7778.96
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Chrome and google/chrome to 148.0.7778.96.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GoogleChromeAffected
  • >=148.0.7778.96 <148.0.7778.96
Fixed in
  • 148.0.7778.96
Googlegoogle/chromepkg:deb/google/chromeOther threatsAffected
  • <148.0.7778.96
Fixed in
  • 148.0.7778.96

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Description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to leak cross-origin data via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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