What is CVE-2026-8547?

CVE-2026-8547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2026-8547?

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

Auth bypass in Apple Macos

CVE-2026-8547

Insufficient policy enforcement in Passwords in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 148.0.7778.168 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.001 (21.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Apple Macos
Google Chrome — versions 148.0.7778.168
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8547?: CVE-2026-8547 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2026-8547?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.