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CVE-2026-8004Disclosure(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 4.3 · 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 policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cross-origin data via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-693

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
  • Disclosure: 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
Disclosure
150.0%
Patch
150.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-061
Disclosure1
2026-05-071
Patch1
Full discourse2 posts
  • WindowsForum@windowsforum
    Patch

    🪟 Chrome DevTools CVE-2026-8004 (low severity)… yet it’s the classic “extension gets tricked, data quietly leaks” problem. Governance matters because users are the weakest link. #Windows #Security https://windowsforum.com/threads/cve-2026-8004-chrome-devtools-bug-patch-chrome-148-and-govern-extensions.416898/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #ChromeSecurityUpdate #Cve20268004 #DevtoolsPolicyFlaw https://t.co/Io91eCbG8r

    Post summary

    The post highlights a low‑severity Chrome DevTools vulnerability (CVE‑2026‑8004) that causes extensions to leak data, and references a patch for Chrome 148 alongside governance advice.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8004 Insufficient policy enforcement in DevTools in Google Chrome prior to 148.0.7778.96 allowed an attacker who convinced a user to install a malicious extension to leak cr… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8004

    Post summary

    Announcement of CVE-2026-8004, a policy‑enforcement flaw in Google Chrome DevTools that could allow malicious extensions to leak data; no PoC, exploit, or patch details provided.

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    57.4K followersView on X
CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

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

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