Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-4451
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in Chrome from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 18% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 81.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Navigation in Google Chrome prior to 146.0.7680.153 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.23 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.1-r12 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4451 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | qt6-qtwebengine | 6.10.2-r11 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-4451 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:12 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4451 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4451 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1~deb13u1 | DSA-6171-1 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 146.0.7680.153-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4451 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H