Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-9998

Google Chrome ≤ 148.0.7778.216

Published
28 May 2026
Modified
21 July 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0017 7th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-9998 is a high-severity External Control of Assumed-Immutable Web Parameter (CWE-472) vulnerability in Google Chrome. Its CVSS base score is 8.3 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Integer overflow in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.216 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

google
chrome
≤ 148.0.7778.216 · ≤ 148.0.7778.215

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 directly requires validation of all inputs, eliminating the assumption that client-supplied parameters remain immutable.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require server-side validation of all inputs instead of trusting client-supplied immutable parameters.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

prevents

Secure coding standards require server-side verification of client-supplied data, eliminating the root cause of external control of immutable parameters.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance will detect parameter tampering vulnerabilities before deployment.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and integrity checks that directly prevent external tampering of assumed-immutable parameters.

prevents

Application security requirements explicitly call for validation of all inputs, including hidden fields, mitigating CWE-472.

References