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CVE-2026-8527

32
FAUCET Score

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

First published: May 14, 2026Last modified: May 14, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 148.0.7778.168CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 148.0.7778.168, < 148.0.7778.168CPE match
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.29%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
21.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0029 is in the 25th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)Fixed in: 148.0.3967.70

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-May/CVE-2026-8527

Chromium: CVE-2026-8527 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Downloads

May 12, 2026

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com / 2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
issues.chromium.org / issues/486761172
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