CVE-2026-7932 Security feature bypass in Chrome

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A local attacker can bypass navigation restrictions in Google Chrome via a crafted HTML page due to insufficient policy enforcement in Downloads.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-7932?

CVE-2026-7932 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Insufficient policy enforcement in Downloads in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to bypass navigation restrictions via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Weakness: CWE-693

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7932?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2026-7932?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2026-7932 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7932 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7932, ECHO-5f2f-255f-8fd6, GHSA-g7gj-mwxw-gf6r, MINI-phh3-5h7v-wjjv.

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