CVE-2026-7961 Information disclosure in Chrome
An attacker on the local network can leak cross-origin data via malicious traffic due to insufficient input validation in Chrome permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-7961?
CVE-2026-7961 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Permissions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker on the local network segment to leak cross-origin data via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7961?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2026-7961?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2026-7961 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7961 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-7961, ECHO-da51-97f9-e11c, GHSA-j52w-h358-ggww, MINI-qmrc-mvq7-x4m4.