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CVE-2026-8006Disclosure(apple / chrome)

LOWCVSS 5.4 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

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 perform UI spoofing via a crafted Chrome Extension. (Chromium security severity: Low)

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1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-451

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

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

  • 2 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • 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: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-06: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-07: 105-0605-07
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Full discourse2 posts
  • WindowsForum@windowsforum
    Disclosure

    🪟 CVE-2026-8006 is “Low severity” UI spoofing… aka Chrome’s DevTools letting extensions cosplay as reality. For Windows teams, this means phishing gets better, not safer. #Windows #Security https://windowsforum.com/threads/cve-2026-8006-low-severity-chrome-devtools-ui-spoofing-why-windows-teams-should-care.416901/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #Chrome148Security #Cve20268006 #BrowserExtensionSecurity https://t.co/CEoCZoRzmT

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-8006 is a low‑severity UI spoofing vulnerability in Chrome’s DevTools that enables extensions to impersonate real web content, potentially enhancing phishing, with no PoC, exploit, or patch discussed.

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  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-8006 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 perform… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8006

    Post summary

    A brief tweet links to CVE-2026-8006, describing insufficient policy enforcement in Chrome DevTools that could allow malicious extensions to act, but offers no additional details or claims about exploitation or fixes.

    00000109
    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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