Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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Wed, 06 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Mac prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: Low) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Chrome
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Updated: 2026-05-06T18:13:06.912Z
Reserved: 2026-05-05T22:59:30.933Z
Link: CVE-2026-7997
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Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T19:16:50.607
Modified: 2026-05-06T19:19:32.317
Link: CVE-2026-7997
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