CVE-2026-7953
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-7953: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML…
PriorityP428medium6.1CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN
EPSS
0.17%
6.8th percentile
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via malicious network traffic. (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
nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
cvelistv5v3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vendor_redhat9.3MEDIUM
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CVEList
CVE-2026-7953: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148
cvelistv5·2026-05-06·CVSS 6.1
CVE-2026-7953 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 CVE-2026-7953: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
GHSA
GHSA-gfgx-xwcj-qv9p: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7953 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-gfgx-xwcj-qv9p: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Omnibox cross site scripting (ID 496379)
vuldb·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7953 [LOW] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 Omnibox cross site scripting (ID 496379)
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Google Chrome. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Omnibox. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-7953. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7953
vendor_chrome·2026-05-19
CVE-2026-7953 Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex: CVE-2026-7953
Stable Channel Update for ChromeOS / ChromeOS Flex
CVE-2026-7953
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
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 9.3
CVE-2026-7953 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
An insufficient validation of untrusted input flaw was found in the Omnibox component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496379792
Statement: Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Google Chrome Security Advisory.
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-2026-7953 chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
bugzilla·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-7953 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-7953 chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
CVE-2026-7953 chromium-browser: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox
Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Omnibox in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to inject arbitrary scripts or HTML (UXSS) via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security severity: Medium)
2026-05-06
Published