What is CVE-2026-7993?

CVE-2026-7993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-05-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-7993?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2026-7993

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in Payments in Google Chrome on Android prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to spoof the contents of the Omnibox (URL bar) 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 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.5% 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: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.96

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/499099003 (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7993?: CVE-2026-7993 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2026-05-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-7993?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.