CVE-2026-7990: Google Chrome

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Updater in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform OS-level privilege escalation via a malicious file. (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.