Vulnerability · Published May 6, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-8021
Medium 4.2
In plain English
A medium-severity code injection 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 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.2Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Script injection in UI in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8021 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8021 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 148.0.7778.96-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8021 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N