What is CVE-2026-7913?

CVE-2026-7913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-7913?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2026-7913

Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a malicious file. (Chromium security severity: High)

Published 2026-05-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.96

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-693 — Protection Mechanism Failure

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/497936728 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7913?: CVE-2026-7913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Protection Mechanism Failure. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-7913?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.