Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2026· Updated May 18, 2026
CVE-2026-8516
CVE-2026-8516
Description
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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_12.htmlnvdProductVendor Advisory
- issues.chromium.org/issues/496393078nvdPermissions Required
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