What is CVE-2026-8537?

CVE-2026-8537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8537?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Chrome

CVE-2026-8537

Insufficient policy enforcement in ViewTransitions in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker to leak cross-origin data via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: High)

EPSS: 0.000 (8.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-942 — Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains

References

chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Product, Vendor Advisory)
chrome-cve-admin@google.com (Permissions Required)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8537?: CVE-2026-8537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, classified under Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8537?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.