What is CVE-2026-16422?

CVE-2026-16422 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2026-16422?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-16422

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Certificate in Google Chrome on Linux prior to 150.0.7871.182 allowed an attacker in a privileged network position to perform domain spoofing via malicious network traffic. (Chromium security s…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 150.0.7871.182

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com
chrome-cve-admin@google.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16422?: CVE-2026-16422 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2026-16422?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.