CVE-2026-8516: Google Chrome

Medium severity, CVSS 5.3. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Google Chrome: before 148.0.7778.168 (fixed in 148.0.7778.168)

Published 2026-05-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.