Cyber Posture

CVE-2026-7899

High

Published: 06 May 2026

Published
06 May 2026
Modified
06 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0007 22.3th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-7899 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked at the 22.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Threat & Defense Details

Likely Mitigating ControlsAI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-16 Memory Protection
addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

NVD Description

Out of bounds read and write in V8 in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

Deeper analysisAI

Automated synthesis unavailable for this CVE.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-125CWE-787

Affected Products

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.96

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References