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CVE-2026-7996General(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 4.2 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch apple chrome systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Insufficient validation of untrusted input in SSL in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform UI spoofing via a crafted HTML page. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-20

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • chrome
  • linux_kernel
  • macos
  • windows

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 1 mentions (2026-05-06); latest day: 1
  • 2 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
applegooglelinuxmicrosoft
Products
chromelinux_kernelmacoswindows

1 version affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 2d
00111Mentions · 2026-05-06: 1Mentions · 2026-05-07: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-07: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-06: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-07: 105-0605-07
Signal classification2 categories
General
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-061
General1
2026-05-071
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • WindowsForum@windowsforum
    Patch

    🛡️ CVE-2026-7996: “low severity” SSL UI spoofing… aka the browser’s best magic trick—make you click the wrong trust button. Even without RCE, this matters. #Windows #Security #Chromium https://windowsforum.com/threads/cve-2026-7996-chrome-ssl-ui-spoofing-risk-and-edge-patch-guide-148-x.416933/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #BrowserSecurity #UiSpoofing #Cve20267996 #ChromeEdgePatching https://t.co/PSOuMNxDRE

    Post summary

    The tweet alerts to CVE‑2026‑7996, an SSL UI spoofing flaw with low severity, and points to a forum thread that includes a patch guide for Microsoft Edge.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    General

    CVE-2026-7996 Insufficient validation of untrusted input in SSL in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to perform … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-7996

    Post summary

    The tweet references CVE‑2026‑7996, noting that Google Chrome versions prior to 148.0.7778.96 have insufficient SSL input validation that could allow a remote attacker with compromised renderer process to exploit the vulnerability, but provides no exploit, patch, or evidence of active use.

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CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSapplemacos---
Appgooglechrome---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSmicrosoftwindows---

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