CVE-2026-7962: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 5.4. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Insufficient policy enforcement in DirectSockets in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to perform arbitrary read/write via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

Affected products

• Google Chrome: before 148.0.7778.96 (fixed in 148.0.7778.96)

Published 2026-05-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.