What is CVE-2026-7992?

CVE-2026-7992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-7992?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-7992

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in UI in Google Chrome on Linux, ChromeOS prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who convinced a user to engage in specific UI gestures to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Medium)

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.96
Google Chrome OS
Linux Kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

chromereleases.googleblog.com/2026/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html (Vendor Advisory)
issues.chromium.org/issues/499067529 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7992?: CVE-2026-7992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-7992?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.