CVE-2026-8516

MEDIUM5.3

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in DataTransfer in Google Chrome prior to 148

Published May 14, 2026

Modified 1 weeks ago

Fix available

Details

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

Google Chrome

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

148.0.7778.168

References

WEB

https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.html

WEB

https://issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078

ADVISORY

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8516