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CVE-2026-8547

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 148.0.7778.168 or later.
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82/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
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 severity: High)

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome's Passwords feature on Windows allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform privilege escalation via a crafted HTML page. The vulnerability stems from inadequate security policy controls in the Passwords management component.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.168 or later on all Windows systems. In enterprise environments, ensure patch management systems deploy the latest Chrome browser updates.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:< 148.0.7778.168

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Google Chrome is installed on Windows
    Open Command Prompt or PowerShell and run: reg query "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Google Chrome" /v DisplayName 2>nul
    Affected if The registry query returns a result, meaning Chrome is installed
  2. Find the installed Chrome version
    Open Chrome, go to Settings > About Chrome, or run in Command Prompt: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version
    Affected if The version number displayed is less than 148.0.7778.168
  3. Verify Chrome is running on Windows
    Check the operating system by running: systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" in Command Prompt
    Affected if The system is running Windows and the Chrome version is vulnerable per step 2
  4. Confirm Passwords feature is in use
    Open Chrome Settings > Autofill > Passwords, or check if the user saves/uses passwords in Chrome
    Affected if The Passwords autofill feature is enabled and used, as the vulnerability exploits this component

The environment is affected if Google Chrome version below 148.0.7778.168 is installed on Windows and the Passwords feature is enabled and accessible to a potentially compromised renderer process.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 148.0.7778.168 or later
Fixed in 148.0.7778.168
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 148.0.7778.168 or later on all Windows systems. In enterprise environments, ensure patch management systems deploy the latest Chrome browser updates.

Recommended fix High confidence

Chrome version 148.0.7778.168 or later

  1. Open Google Chrome and navigate to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome
  2. Wait for Chrome to check for updates automatically
  3. If an update is available, click 'Update Google Chrome'
  4. Restart Chrome to complete the installation of the updated version
  5. Verify the version by returning to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome and confirm it shows version 148.0.7778.168 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
13.0 hours of engineering $2,340
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