CVE-2026-8547

chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords

Published May 14, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6273-1 chromium security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple macos
Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title chromium-browser: chromium-browser: Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Chrome Passwords Allows Privilege Escalation
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Insufficient Policy Enforcement in Chrome Passwords Allows Privilege Escalation
Weaknesses CWE-770
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Google
Google chrome
Vendors & Products Google
Google chrome
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
May 15, 2026, 3:56 AM
Reserved
May 14, 2026, 5:40 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
May 14, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 2:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 14, 2026, 7:52 PM