CVE-2026-8006
published 2026-05-06CVE-2026-8006: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension…
PriorityP425medium5.4CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCLINAL
EPSS
0.12%
2.3th percentile
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
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
nvdv3.15.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
vendor_redhat5.4MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-j778-m57f-8x3j: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-05-06
CVE-2026-8006 [MEDIUM] CWE-451 GHSA-j778-m57f-8x3j: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
VulDB
Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 DevTools ui layer (ID 496373 / EUVD-2026-28115)
vuldb·2026-05-06·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-8006 [MEDIUM] Google Chrome up to 147.0.7727.138 DevTools ui layer (ID 496373 / EUVD-2026-28115)
A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Google Chrome. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component DevTools. This manipulation causes improper restriction of rendered ui layers.
This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-8006. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.
It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Chrome
Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8006
vendor_chrome·2026-05-05·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-8006 [LOW] Stable Channel Update for Desktop: CVE-2026-8006
Stable Channel Update for Desktop
CVE-2026-8006: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools. Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496399759 ] Low CVE-2026-8007: Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Cast
Reported by Google on 2026-03-26 [N/A][ 496426191 ] Low CVE-2026-8008: Inappropriate implementation in DevTools
Severity: low
Red Hat
chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
vendor_redhat·2026-05-05·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-8006 [MEDIUM] CWE-280 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
An insufficient policy enforcement flaw was found in the DevTools component of the Chromium browser.
Upstream bug(s):
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=496373088
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-2026-8006 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
bugzilla·2026-05-06·CVSS 5.4
CVE-2026-8006 [MEDIUM] CVE-2026-8006 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
CVE-2026-8006 chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools
Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)
2026-05-06
Published