Vulnerability · Published May 14, 2026 · Assigned by Chrome
CVE-2026-8516
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-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 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DataTransfer in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to obtain potentially sensitive information from process memory via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Critical)
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8516 |
| Debian:13 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8516 |
| Debian:14 | chromium | 148.0.7778.167-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8516 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N