CVE-2026-7952
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7952: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to…
PriorityP420medium4.2CVSS 3.1
AVNACHPRNUIRSUCLILAN
EPSS
0.17%
6.9th percentile
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| chrome | < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome | >= 148.0.7778.96 < 148.0.7778.96 | 148.0.7778.96 | |
| chrome_desktop | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvelistv5v3.14.2MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vendor_redhat6.6MEDIUM
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Red Hat
chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2026-7952 [MEDIUM] CWE-280 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
An insufficient policy enforcement flaw was found in the Extensions component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496279876
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7952
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05
CVE-2026-7952 [MEDIUM] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-7952
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-7952: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions. Reported by Google on 2026-03-25 [N/A][ 496379792 ] Medium CVE-2026-7953: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496380960 ] Medium CVE-2026-7954: Race in Shared Storage
Severity: medium
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Extensions access control (WID-SEC-2026-1394)
vuldb·2026-05-15
CVE-2026-7952 [CRITICAL] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Extensions access control (WID-SEC-2026-1394)
A vulnerability has been found in Google Chrome and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Extensions. The manipulation leads to improper access controls.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-7952. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.
The affected component should be upgraded.
GHSA
GHSA-jg8q-mjm2-wg7q: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7952 [MEDIUM] CWE-693 GHSA-jg8q-mjm2-wg7q: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
CVEList
CVE-2026-7952: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148
cvelistv5·2026-05-06·CVSS 4.2
CVE-2026-7952 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7952: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Rapid7
Patch Tuesday - May 2026
blogs_rapid7·2026-05-13·CVSS 10.0
CVE-2026-41089 [CRITICAL] Patch Tuesday - May 2026
Microsoft is publishing 137 vulnerabilities on May 2026 Patch Tuesday . Microsoft is not aware of exploitation in the wild or public disclosure for any of these vulnerabilities. So far this month, Microsoft has provided patches to address 133 browser vulnerabilities, which are not included in the Patch Tuesday count above.
## Windows Netlogon: critical RCE
Anyone responsible for securing a domain controller should prioritize remediation of CVE-2026-41089 , which is a critical stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Netlogon with a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8. Exploitation leads to execution in the context of the Netlogon service, so that’s SYSTEM privileges on the domain controller. For most pentesters, that’s the point at which the customer report more or less writes itself. No privileges
Bugzilla
CVE-2026-7952 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
bugzilla·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7952 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7952 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
CVE-2026-7952 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions
Insufficient policy enforcement in Extensions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to bypass discretionary access control via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
2026-05-06
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